BYRNE
- noun [ feminine ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§404;
A corslet, coat of mail; lorica, thorax
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Mót he gesellan monnan and byrnan and sweord
he may give a man a corslet and a sword,
- L. In. 54 ;
- Th. i. 138, 1 .
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Ðǽr wæs on eorle brogden byrne
there was on the man the twisted coat of mail,
- Elen. Kmbl. 513 ;
- El. 257 .
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Ætbær hringde byrnan
he bore away the ringed coat of mail,
- Beo. Th. 5224 ;
- B. 2615 .
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Ongan wyrcan síde byrnan
he began to make a large coat of mail,
- Salm. Kmbl. 906 ;
- Sal. 453: Judth. 12 ;
- Thw. 26, 15 ;
- Jud. 328 .
Etymology
Laym. burne, brunie
:
Ger. brünne, f
:
M. H. Ger.
brïüuje, brünne, f
:
O. H. Ger. brunja, brunna, f
:
Goth. brunyo,
f
:
Dan. brynie, m. f
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Swed. Icel. brynja, f
:
O.
Slav, brunija
.]
Derived forms
Linked entries
v.
beorne ge-byrnod.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “BYRNE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5649.
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