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BYRNE

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
BYRNE, an; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§404;
A corslet, coat of mail; lorica, thorax
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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: Swed. Icel. brynja, f: O. Slav, brunija.]
Derived forms
DER. gúþ-byrne, heaðo-, heaðu-, here-, íren-, ísern-.
Linked entries
v.  ge-byrnod beorne.
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  • BYRNE, n.