Old English · noun

hylc

Normalised hylċ

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
Modern English: hulch winding tortuous turn bend

Meaning

a bend, turn, winding
a tortuous way

Declension

Declension of hylc
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hylċ	hylċas
Accusative	hylċ	hylċas
Genitive	hylċes	hylċa
Dative	hylċe	hylċum

All forms (6)

hylċ
hylċas
hylċes
hylċa
hylċe
hylċum

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *hulhik, variant of *holhuk (“hollow, cavity”). Alternatively, perhaps equivalent to hylu + -uc. Compare dialectal Norwegian hylke (“wooden barrel”).

Descendants

hulch

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