brynje

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Danish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ
    Old Norse brynja
    Danish brynje

    From Old Norse brynja (“mail, armor”). Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    brynje c (singular definite brynjen, plural indefinite brynjer)

    1. mail, armour, armor

    Inflection

    Declension of brynje
    common
    gender     		Singular Plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative brynje brynjen brynjer brynjerne
    genitive brynjes brynjens brynjers brynjernes

    Derived terms

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ
      Old Norse brynja
      Danish brynje
      Norwegian Bokmål brynje

      From Danish brynje, from Old Norse brynja (“coat of mail or plate”), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”), possibly from Old Irish bruinne (“breast, bosom, chest”), from Proto-Celtic *brusnyos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      brynje f or m (definite singular brynja or brynjen, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)

      1. a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
      2. a protective clothing for motorcycle drivers

      Derived terms

      References

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Akin to English byrnie.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      brynje f (definite singular brynja, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)

      1. a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
        • 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
          […] og ned under brynja hans draup der blod.
          and down beneath his chain mail came drops of blood.
        • 1853, M.B. Landstad, Ballade om Sigurd Svein (transcription from an oral source)‎:
          Hon flydde honom forgyldte Sverð og Skjold og Brynje bjarte
          She gave him gilded sword and shield and (a) shining chain mail
      2. Synonym of helsetrøye (“undershirt made of fishnet”)

      References

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