byrnie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Unferth stood beside him, his huge arms folded on his byrnie.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
The blow falls on his shield, and shears off the side of it, then strikes the byrnie beneath, but lightly.
From Eric Brighteyes by Henry Rider Haggard
Then he entered the cave and set a plain black steel helm upon his black locks, and a black chain byrnie about his breast.
From Eric Brighteyes by Henry Rider Haggard
Odin rides first; with his golden helmet, resplendent byrnie, and his spear Gungner, he advances against the Fenris-wolf.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Rasmus Björn Anderson
To Skallagrim also he gave a good byrnie of Welsh steel coloured black.
From Eric Brighteyes by Henry Rider Haggard
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