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frumcynn
frumcynn
Old English
Noun
frumcynn
n
(
nominative plural
frumcynn
)
Original
kind
;
lineage
;
descent
;
origin
;
genealogy
Beowulf
Nú ic éower sceal /
frumcyn
witan aér gé fyr heonan (...)
Now I must your lineage learn, ere you far hence (...)
Etymology
From
fruma
‘beginning’ +
cynn
‘tribe, kin’.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈfrumkynː/
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