Old English · noun

hringe

Normalised hrinġe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈxrin.je/
[ˈr̥in.d͡ʒe]
Syllables: ˈxrin · je (2 syllables)
Modern English: attachment catch compression loop suspension employed ring buckle

Meaning

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

Declension

Declension of hringe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hrinġe	hrinġan
Accusative	hrinġan	hrinġan
Genitive	hrinġan	hrinġena
Dative	hrinġan	hrinġum

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”).

Descendants

ring

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