henge

Back-formation from Stonehenge, although it is not strictly a henge.

• IPA^(key): /hɛnd͡ʒ/

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henge (plural henges)

1. A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
2. (nonstandard) A stone circle.

• hengelike

• Wikipedia article on henges

• Gheen

henge

1. Rōmaji transcription of へんげ

• heenge, hengge, heynge, heyngge, hinge, hynge

From Old English *henġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hangiju; compare hangen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈhind͡ʒ(ə)/

henge (plural henges)

1. hinge (device a door pivots on)

   Synonyms: gemow, hengel, herre

2. (rare) A bar for a door.
3. (rare) The hole for a rudder's pintle.
4. (rare) Sheep entrails.

• hengel
• Stonhenge

• English: hinge
• Scots: heenge

• “hē̆nǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Old Norse hanga.

henge (imperative heng, present tense henger, simple past hang, past participle hengt, present participle hengende)

1. (intransitive) to hang

From Old Norse hengja.

henge (imperative heng, present tense henger, simple past hengte, past participle hengt, present participle hengende)

1. (transitive) to hang

• “henge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

henge (present tense heng, past tense hang or hekk, supine hange, past participle hangen, present participle hengande, imperative heng)

1. Alternative form of henga

henge (present tense henger, past tense hengde, supine hengt, past participle hengd, present participle hengande, imperative heng)

1. Alternative form of hengja