† byrnien.

Forms: Middle English (1800s Historical) byrny, Middle English–1500s (1800s Historical) byrnie, 1500s birny(e.

Etymology: Scots variant of Middle English brynie, brinie n., with metathesis of r . The word was thus brought nearer to Old English byrne , from which however it could not directly come, as this gave only the monosyllabic *byrn , burne n., bryn n.¹

Obsolete exc. Historical.

A cuirass, corslet, coat of mail; = brinie n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > coat of mail or corselet

ring netOE

burnec1050

briniec1175

hauberk1297

coatc1300

bryn1330

habergeon1377

jackc1380

doublet of defence (or fence)1418

petticoatc1425

gesteron1469

byrnie1488

coat of fence1490

corset1490

corse1507

sark of mail1515

plate-coat1521

shirt of mail1522

mail-coat1535

corslet1563

costlet1578

pewter coat1584

cataphract1591

pyne doublet1600

sponge1600

coat-armour1603

brace1609

coat of arms1613

frock of mail1671

mail-shirt1816

mail-sark1838

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 106 In-to the byrneis [v.r. birny] the formast can he ber.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 355 Ye blud owt at yar byrnys brest.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. xi. 95 His breistplayt strang and his byrnie.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 140 With breistplait, birny, as the buriall brycht.

1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) II. 273 He had armed himself in two byrnies or shirts of mail.

1870 E. Magnússon & W. Morris tr. Völsunga Saga xi. 37 No shield or byrny might hold against him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	byrnie
释义	† byrnien. Forms: Middle English (1800s Historical) byrny, Middle English–1500s (1800s Historical) byrnie, 1500s birny(e. Etymology: Scots variant of Middle English brynie, brinie n., with metathesis of r . The word was thus brought nearer to Old English byrne , from which however it could not directly come, as this gave only the monosyllabic byrn , burne n., bryn n.¹ Obsolete* exc. Historical. A cuirass, corslet, coat of mail; = brinie n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > coat of mail or corselet ring netOE burnec1050 briniec1175 hauberk1297 coatc1300 bryn1330 habergeon1377 jackc1380 doublet of defence (or fence)1418 petticoatc1425 gesteron1469 byrnie1488 coat of fence1490 corset1490 corse1507 sark of mail1515 plate-coat1521 shirt of mail1522 mail-coat1535 corslet1563 costlet1578 pewter coat1584 cataphract1591 pyne doublet1600 sponge1600 coat-armour1603 brace1609 coat of arms1613 frock of mail1671 mail-shirt1816 mail-sark1838 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 106 In-to the byrneis [v.r. birny] the formast can he ber. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 355 Ye blud owt at yar byrnys brest. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. xi. 95 His breistplayt strang and his byrnie. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 140 With breistplait, birny, as the buriall brycht. 1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) II. 273 He had armed himself in two byrnies or shirts of mail. 1870 E. Magnússon & W. Morris tr. Völsunga Saga xi. 37 No shield or byrny might hold against him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1488
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