heofoncyning

Old English

Etymology

From heofon (“heaven”) +‎ cyning (“king”). Cognate with Old Saxon himilkuning, Old High German himilkuning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.fon.ky.ninɡ/, [ˈhe͜o.voŋ.ky.niŋɡ]

Noun

heofoncyning m

1. the king of heaven, heavenly king.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	heofoncyning	—
accusative	heofoncyning	—
genitive	heofoncyninges	—
dative	heofoncyninge	—

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “heofon-cyning”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.