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Cyneburg
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang ᛣᚣᚾᚾᛒᚢᚱᚢᚸ Cynnburug
ang Kyneburg Kyneburh ASC.
ang Cynnburg Cyniburg
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Kuniburg, from gmw-pro *kuni family, kin *burg fortification 1. Equivalent to ang cynn burg. Cognate with goh Kuniburg.
Pronunciation
Cyne-Burg
Proper noun
f
ang female c.730 CE
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
ang ...sēo wæs hāten Cyneburg Pendan dohtor þǣs cyninges. ...she was named Cyneburg, King Penda's daughter.
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 3, line 27, recorded as "Cyniburg".