hringe

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hrinġiae, hrinġae, hrinġċe, rinġċe, rhinġæ === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxrin.je/, [ˈr̥in.d͡ʒe] === Noun === hrinġe f a ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; a loop, catch; a buckle or clasp ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== gyrdelhrinġe gyrdelshrinġe ==== Related terms ==== hring ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ring, rynge, renge (merged with descendant of hring) English: ring Scots: ring