hlenca

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

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

Noun

hlenċa m (nominative plural hlenċe)

1. a coat of mail, chain mail

Related terms

• hlanc
• hlenċe

Descendants

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