hlence
(Redirected from hlenca)
Old English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- hlenċa m
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *hlanki, from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz, from earlier *hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hlenċe f
- a coat of mail, chain mail
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.
Declension
[edit]Declension of hlence (weak)