brynje.
a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
Meaning & usage
a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
a protective clothing for motorcycle drivers
Where this word comes from
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”).
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