byrnie

[ bur-nee ]

/ ˈbɜr ni /

noun Armor.

a coat of mail; hauberk.

Origin of byrnie

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

Words nearby byrnie

by request, Byrgius, by rights, Byrne, Byrnes, byrnie, by-road, Byron, Byron, George Gordon, Lord, Byronic, Byronic hero

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Example sentences from the Web for byrnie

Thorwald Thorwaldson tottered and went down, for a hurled axe had cleft him between helm and byrnie.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
This was a great wound, for the axe shore through the steel of the byrnie and sank into the flesh.
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard
It entered his side through a cleft in his byrnie and pierced him deep.
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard
Eric might not bear this sight, for his heart beat within him as though it would burst the byrnie over it.
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard

She deplores the byrnie, shield and helm, symbols of her godhead, that he has torn from her.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley

British Dictionary definitions for byrnie

byrnie

/ (ˈbɜːnɪ) /

noun

an archaic word for coat of mail

Word Origin for byrnie

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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单词	byrnie
释义	byrnie [ bur-nee ] / ˈbɜr ni / noun Armor. a coat of mail; hauberk. Origin of byrnie 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 Words nearby byrnie by request, Byrgius, by rights, Byrne, Byrnes, byrnie, by-road, Byron, Byron, George Gordon, Lord, Byronic, Byronic hero Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for byrnie Thorwald Thorwaldson tottered and went down, for a hurled axe had cleft him between helm and byrnie. The Path of the King\|John Buchan This was a great wound, for the axe shore through the steel of the byrnie and sank into the flesh. Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard It entered his side through a cleft in his byrnie and pierced him deep. Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard Eric might not bear this sight, for his heart beat within him as though it would burst the byrnie over it. Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard She deplores the byrnie, shield and helm, symbols of her godhead, that he has torn from her. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)\|Charles Mills Gayley British Dictionary definitions for byrnie byrnie / (ˈbɜːnɪ) / noun an archaic word for coat of mail Word Origin for byrnie Old English byrne; related to Old Norse brynja, Gothic brunjō, Old High German brunnia coat of mail, Old Irish bruinne breast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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