hringe

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrinġiæ, hrinġæ, hrinġċe, rinġċe, rhinġæ

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrin.je/, [ˈr̥in.d͡ʒe]

Noun

hrinġe f

1. a ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; a loop, catch; a buckle or clasp

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrinġe	hrinġan
accusative	hrinġan	hrinġan
genitive	hrinġan	hrinġena
dative	hrinġan	hrinġum

Derived terms

• gyrdelhrinġe
• gyrdelshrinġe

Related terms

• hring

Descendants

• Middle English: ring, rynge, renge (merged with descendant of hring)
  • English: ring
  • Scots: ring