hringe

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hrinġiæ, hrinġæ, 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

  1. a ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, or compression; a loop, catch; a buckle or clasp

Declension
Declension of hringe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hrinġe hrinġan
accusative hrinġan hrinġan
genitive hrinġan hrinġena
dative hrinġan hrinġum

Derived terms
  • gyrdelhrinġe
  • gyrdelshrinġe

Descendants
  • Middle English: ring, rynge, renge (merged with descendant of hring)
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