lynchet
English
Alternative forms
- linchet
Etymology
Apparently lynch (“variant of linch”) + -et, the first element derived from Old English hlinc (“a hill”).
Noun
lynchet (plural lynchets)
- (archaeology) A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.
See also
- ridge
- furrow
German
Verb
lynchet
- Second-person plural subjunctive I of lynchen.