English Explanatory Dictionary

byrnie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜːni/ /ˈbɝni/

Word forms

byrnie byrnies byrny

Etymology

From Middle English brinie, burne (whence also, without metathesis, obsolete English brinie), from Old Norse brynja. Cognates include Old English byrne, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō) (whence Old Church Slavonic брънѩ (brŭnję)), German Brünne, French broigne.

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