hlence

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hlenċa m === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hlankijā, from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz, from earlier *hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxlen.t͡ʃɑ/, [ˈl̥en.t͡ʃɑ] === Noun === hlenċe f a coat of mail, chain mail ==== Usage notes ==== It is not certain whether the nominative form is hlenċe f or hlenċa m, as the word is only attested in the oblique forms as hlenċan. ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Related terms ==== hlanc ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: linke, lenke (merged with Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr) English: link (see there for further descendants) Scots: link