hlinc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlink, from Proto-Germanic *hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind, twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlint͡ʃ/, [l̥int͡ʃ]

Noun

hlinċ m (nominative plural hlinċas)

1. hill, rising ground, slope
2. a bank separating strips of arable land on a slope; a bank forming a boundary
3. ridge

Inflection

Declension of hlinc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlinċ	hlinċas
accusative	hlinċ	hlinċas
genitive	hlinċes	hlinċa
dative	hlinċe	hlinċum

Related terms

• hlanc

Descendants

• Middle English: linche, link
  • English: linch (lynch, lynchet)
  • Scots: link, linkis
    • → English: links