Noun: ielfcynn
Gender: n
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like ielfcynn
ielfcynn,
heofonweard,
Crist,
wuldorcyning,
heofoncyning,
æðelcyning,
þrymcyning,
fugolcynn,
fleax,
boþen,
cymen,
henep,
hænep,
pipor,
gor,
lor,
tin,
swefl,
Syon,
yrþland, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *albikunją. Cognate with Old Norse alfakyn. Equivalent to ielf (“elf”) + cynn (“race”). Compare mancynn (“humanity”), which is formed similarly.
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