An obsolete or archaic spelling and pronunciation of 'hang,' used in Middle English texts.
Middle English variant of 'hang,' from Old English 'hon.' The form 'hange' appears in medieval manuscripts and represents an earlier pronunciation before English standardization in the printing press era.
Medieval spelling was wonderfully wild—the same word could be spelled multiple ways on the same page, so 'hange' tells us how people actually pronounced 'hang' in the 1300s, with a softer ending that disappeared as pronunciation shifted.
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