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Definition of byrnie in English: byrnienounˈbəːni historical A coat of mail. the byrnie could not withstand solid blows with the axe Example sentencesExamples - That mailshirts and helms would have been widespread is shown by the fact that Ethelred commanded that every eight hides provide a helmet and byrnie.
- The mail byrnie of the Vikings had been sufficient to give reasonable protection to the fighting man at close quarters from the sword-blows of his adversary.
- Their byrnies were gleaming, the strong links of shining chain-mail chinked together.
- They had shields and helms, but no byrnies, except a hundred men that were most lissom.
- He said that his armour was almost useless, his byrnie broken, his helmet burst open.
- In common we all share sword, helmet, byrnie, the trappings of war.
Synonyms armour, coat of mail, chain mail, chain armour
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse brynja. |