† ˈkindom Obs.
Forms: 1 cyni-, cyne-, cine-, 2–4 kine-, 3–4 kyne-, (4 kene-), 3–5 kyndom, 4 kin-, kyndam, kyndome, -dum, kindome, (5 coindom).
[OE. f. cyne-, kine-1 + -dom: of parallel formation to king-dom, and of much more frequent use in OE.]
= kingdom, in various senses.
| a 700 Epinal Gloss. 859 Respuplica, cynidom. c 855 O.E. Chron. an. 47 (Parker MS.) Claudius..Orcadus þa ealond Romana cynedome [Bæda rice] under þeodde. c 1121 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1107 Ymbe vii ᵹear þæs þe se cyng Henri cynedomes onfeng. c 1200 Ormin 12104 To seon off all þiss middellærd þe kinedomess alle. a 1225 Ancr. R. 198 Þe kinedom þet he haueð bihoten his icorene. c 1305 Kenelm 79 in E.E.P. (1862) 50 In þe four & tuenti ȝer of his kynedom Kenulf wende out of þis wordle. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 13411 Bretaygne..ys Hed of þritty kynedames. 1426 Audelay Poems 9 God wyl..in his kyndom the restore the lyf that lastyth ay. Ibid. 22 Thai wyl ȝow leede Into his court and his coindom. |