ynche

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈint͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈunt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈɛnt͡ʃ(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 (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: inch

References

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