Byrnie

Quick meaning: Byrnie is a noun meaning (historical) A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.

Meaning

(historical) A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.

Example Sentences

Unferth stood beside him, his huge arms folded on his byrnie.

It was the Viking habit. Even as a man plowed his field or chopped trees in the woods, his byrnie and his sword were always at hand.

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.

[…] those that walked armed before the Witches’ booths, six in company, harnessed as for battle in byrnies of shining bronze, with greaves and shields of bronze and helms that glanced in the sun.

Word Forms

• byrnies
• byrny

Synonyms for byrnie

Depending on context, synonyms include hauberk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hauberk, braconniere, brinie, fauld, braies, breeches.

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