hlenca
Old English
A man wearing chainmail
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlankiz, from earlier *hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̥ent͡ʃa/
Noun
hlenca m (nominative plural hlenċe)
- a coat of mail, chain mail
Related terms
- hlanc
- hlenċe
Descendants
- Middle English: linke, lenke (hard 'k' through confluence with Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr)
- English: link