Old English · noun

hlence

Normalised hlenċe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈxlen.t͡ʃɑ/
[ˈl̥en.t͡ʃɑ]
Syllables: ˈxlen · t͡ʃɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: link mail chain mail chain coat

Meaning

a coat of mail, chain mail

Declension

Declension of hlence
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hlenċe	hlenċan
Accusative	hlenċan	hlenċan
Genitive	hlenċan	hlenċena
Dative	hlenċan	hlenċum

Etymology

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

Descendants

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