Etymology

linch

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Today it means: A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet. Full definition →

Middle English linche ← Old English hlinċ
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  1. Old English · derived fromhlinċ“a hill”
  2. Middle English · derived fromlinche
  3. English todaylinch

From Middle English linche, link, from Old English hlinċ (“a hill”). Possible doublet of lynch.

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