brynja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.

Noun

brynja f (genitive singular brynju, plural brynjur)

  1. coat of mail (or plate)

Declension

Declension of brynja
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brynja brynjan brynjur brynjurnar
accusative brynju brynjuna brynjur brynjurnar
dative brynju brynjuni brynjum brynjunum
genitive brynju brynjunnar brynja brynjanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Faroese brynja, Swedish brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.

Pronunciation

Noun

brynja f (genitive singular brynju, nominative plural brynjur)

  1. coat of mail (or plate)

Declension

    Declension of brynja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brynja brynjan brynjur brynjurnar
accusative brynju brynjuna brynjur brynjurnar
dative brynju brynjunni brynjum brynjunum
genitive brynju brynjunnar brynja brynjanna

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brynja f (definite singular brynja, indefinite plural brynjer or brynjor, definite plural brynjene or brynjone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of brynje
  2. definite singular of brynje

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ
    Old Norse brynja

    From Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

    Noun

    brynja f

    1. coat of mail (or plate); byrnie

    Declension

      Declension of brynja (weak jōn-stem)
    feminine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative brynja brynjan brynjur brynjurnar
    accusative brynju brynjuna brynjur brynjurnar
    dative brynju brynjunni brynjum brynjunum
    genitive brynju brynjunnar brynja brynjanna

    Descendants

    References

    • “brynja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Old Swedish brynia, brønia, from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.

    Noun

    brynja c

    1. coat of mail (or plate)
    2. Short for nätbrynja.

    Declension

    Declension of brynja
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite brynja brynjas
    definite brynjan brynjans
    plural indefinite brynjor brynjors
    definite brynjorna brynjornas

    Derived terms

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