Cynewulf Syllabification: (Cyn·e·wulf)Pronunciation: /ˈkinəˌwo͝olf, ˈko͝on-/Definition of Cynewulf (late 8th-9th centuries), Anglo-Saxon poet. Four poems are attributed to him: Juliana, Elene, The Fates of the Apostles, and Christ II. Cynewulf in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Cynewulf in the British & World English dictionary