scanca

Old English

Alternative forms

sċeanca, sċeonca

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skankô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑn.kɑ/, [ˈʃɑŋ.kɑ]

Noun

sċanca m (nominative plural sċancan)

(anatomy) leg, especially the bone of the leg; shank
a hollow bone

Declension

Declension of scanca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċanca	sċancan
accusative	sċancan	sċancan
genitive	sċancan	sċancena
dative	sċancan	sċancum

Related terms

sċenċel
sċenċen

Descendants

Middle English: schanke, sconke, sceonke, schonke, shanke
- English: shank
- Scots: schank, schanck

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