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): /ˈxlen.t͡ʃɑ/, [ˈl̥en.t͡ʃɑ]

Noun

hlenċa m (nominative plural hlenċe)

  1. a coat of mail, chain mail

Descendants
  • Middle English: linke, lenke (hard 'k' through confluence with Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr)
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