hlinc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlink, from Proto-Germanic *hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind, twist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xlint͡ʃ/, [l̥int͡ʃ]

Noun

hlinċ m (nominative plural hlinċas)

  1. hill, rising ground, slope
  2. a bank separating strips of arable land on a slope; a bank forming a boundary
  3. ridge

Inflection

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hlinċ hlinċas
accusative hlinċ hlinċas
genitive hlinċes hlinċa
dative hlinċe hlinċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: linche, link
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