hlence
(Redirected from hlenca)
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- hlenċa m
Etymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hlanki, from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz, from earlier *hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithlenċe f
- a coat of mail, chain mail
Declension
editDeclension of hlence (weak)
Usage notes
edit- 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.