hlenca

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Old English

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A man wearing chainmail

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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hlenċa m (nominative plural hlenċe)

  1. a coat of mail, chain mail
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Descendants

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