ynche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ynch, enche, ench, unche, unch, inche, inch, ninche, neynche

Etymology

From Old English ynċe, from earlier *unċi-, from Latin uncia. Doublet of ounce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈintʃ(ə)/, /ˈuntʃ(ə)/, /ˈɛntʃ(ə)/

Noun

ynche (plural ynches or enchen or ynche)

1. An inch (1/12 of a foot)
2. A tiny quantity (in length or duration)

Descendants

• English: inch
• Scots: inch

References

• “inch(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.