Old English Dictionary Entry

Segn-cyning

Part of speech: es ;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 segn-cyning

m. A king before whom a banner is borne :--Him ðǽr segncyning (Grein would read sigecyning ; but cf. (?) the passages from Bede under segn) wið ðone segn foran rád, Cd. Th. 188, 22 ; Exod. 172. segn-cyning

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛖᚷᚾ-ᚳᚣᚾᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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