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Cynegils
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Cyneġēls Cyneġȳls Kyneġīls
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Kunigīsl, from gmw-pro *kuni lineage, clan *gīsl hostage 1. Equivalent to ang cynn ġīsl. Cognate with goh Chunigīs.
Pronunciation
Cyne-Ġīls
Proper noun
Cyneġīls m
ang male
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCXVIII Hēr Cynegils ⁊ Cuichelm ġefuhtun wiþ Pendan æt Ċirenċeastre, ⁊ ġeþingudun þā. Year 618 In this year Cynegils and Cwichelm fought against Penda at Cirencester, and then made peace.
Declension
Cynegils sg
Derived terms
ang Cynegilsing
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 40, line 41, recorded as "Cynigils".