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byrnie
[ bur-nee ]
noun
, Armor.
- a coat of mail; hauberk.
byrnie
/ ˈbɜːnɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of byrnie1
1325–75; Middle English byrny, Scottish variant of brynie, brinie < Old Norse brynja, cognate with Old English byrne coat of mail, Old High German brunnia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of byrnie1
Old English byrne ; related to Old Norse brynja , Gothic brunjō , Old High German brunnia coat of mail, Old Irish bruinne breast
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Example Sentences
The mediaeval warrior has a heavy byrnie as well as a great shield suspended from his neck.
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It is true that only one trace of a byrnie, and that apparently not of ring-mail, has so far been found in an Anglo-Saxon grave.
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In l. 322, Falk takes hring-īren to refer to a "ring-adorned sword," though it may well mean a ring-byrnie.
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Fragments of an iron byrnie, made of small rings fastened together, were found in the Vendel grave 12 (seventh century).
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Odin rides first; with his golden helmet, resplendent byrnie, and his spear Gungner, he advances against the Fenris-wolf.
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