Engel-cyn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Engel-cyn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -cynn, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 engel-cyn

n. [engel angĕlus; cyn, cynn gĕnus] The angel race or order; genus vel ordo angĕlōrum :-- Wæs ðæt engelcyn [MS. encgelcyn] genemnad the angel race was named, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 12; Sat. 366. Ðú sitest ofer ðam engelcynne thou sittest above the angel race. Elen. Kmbl. 1463; El. 733. Hæfde se Ealwalda engelcynna tyne getrymede the Almighty had ten established orders of angels, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 21; Gen. 246: Andr. Kmbl. 1434; An. 717. engel-cyn

Runic Inscription

ᛖᛝᛖᛚ-ᚳᚣᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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