hlence

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Old English

A man wearing chainmail

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

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