byrnie
a coat of mail; hauberk.
Origin of byrnie
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How to use byrnie in a sentence
The mediaeval warrior has a heavy byrnie as well as a great shield suspended from his neck.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangIt 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.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersIn l. 322, Falk takes hring-īren to refer to a "ring-adorned sword," though it may well mean a ring-byrnie.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersFragments of an iron byrnie, made of small rings fastened together, were found in the Vendel grave 12 (seventh century).
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersOdin rides first; with his golden helmet, resplendent byrnie, and his spear Gungner, he advances against the Fenris-wolf.
The Younger Edda | Snorre
British Dictionary definitions for byrnie
/ (ˈbɜːnɪ) /
an archaic word for coat of mail
Origin of byrnie
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