English

Etymology
From Old Norse brynja. Compare Old English byrne.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�b�:ni/

Noun
en-noun

1. historical A chain-mail coat.

#*1972: Unferth stood beside him, his huge arms folded on his byrnie. � John Gardner, Grendel (André Deutsch 1972, p. 97)
#*1992: The mail-coat, or byrnie, was made of iron links that probably were cut out of sheet metal with a die, or from flat hammered wire cut into short lengths. � Calvin B Kendall, Voyage to the Other World (University of Minnesota 1992, p. 19)

Category:Old Norse derivations

ru:byrnie

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