hringe
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hringijā, from Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ (“ring, loop”), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring”). Cognate with Old Saxon hringa (“clasp, brooch”), Old High German ringa (“brooch, hook”), Old Norse hringja (“buckle”).
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Noun edit
hrinġe f
- a ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; a loop, catch; a buckle or clasp
Declension edit
Declension of hringe (weak)
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