hlenca

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Old English

A man wearing chainmail

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

hlenċa m (nominative plural hlenċe)

  1. a coat of mail, chain mail

Related terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: linke, lenke (hard 'k' through confluence with Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr)