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)

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

Inflection

Declension of hlinc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlinċ	hlinċas
accusative	hlinċ	hlinċas
genitive	hlinċes	hlinċa
dative	hlinċe	hlinċum

Related terms

hlanc

Descendants

Middle English: linche, link
- English: linch (lynch, lynchet)
- Scots: link, linkis
  - → English: links

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