cynelīċ
The Old English adjective for "royal" is cynelīċ.
cynelīċ describes anything belonging to a king, such as a hall or a robe. The prefix cyne- also means royal in compounds, as in cynestōl, "throne", but it is not a word on its own.
Meaning: of or relating to a monarch or his family (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
ċ is the ch of "church", so the word sounds roughly like "KIN-eh-leech".
Did you know?
- cyne-, "royal", and cyning, "king", come from the same root as cynn, "kin", so a king was first "the man of the kin".
Examples in context
- Þæt is cynelīċ hūs.That is a royal house.
- Hē hæfde cynelīċ rēaf.He had a royal robe.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “royal” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
