hlence

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlankijā, from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz, from earlier *hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlen.t͡ʃɑ/, [ˈl̥en.t͡ʃɑ]

Noun

hlenċe f

  1. a coat of mail, chain mail

Usage notes

  • It is not certain whether the nominative form is hlenċe f or hlenċa m, as the word is only attested in the oblique forms as hlenċan.

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative hlenċe hlenċan
accusative hlenċan hlenċan
genitive hlenċan hlenċena
dative hlenċan hlenċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: linke, lenke (merged with Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr)
    • English: link (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: link
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