brynje
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse brynja (“mail, armor”). Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brynje c (singular definite brynjen, plural indefinite brynjer)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of brynje
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brynje | brynjen | brynjer | brynjerne |
genitive | brynjes | brynjens | brynjers | brynjernes |
Derived terms[edit]
- brynjeklædt (adjective)
- ringbrynje c
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brynje f or m (definite singular brynja or brynjen, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)
- a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
- a protective clothing for motorcycle drivers
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Akin to English byrnie.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brynje f (definite singular brynja, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)
- a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
- […] og ned under brynja hans draup der blod.
- […] and down beneath his chain mail came drops of blood.
- 1853, M.B. Landstad, Ballade om Sigurd Svein (transcription from an oral source)[1]:
- Hon flydde honom forgyldte Sverð og Skjold og Brynje bjarte
- She gave him gilded sword and shield and (a) shining chain mail
- Synonym of helsetrøye (“undershirt made of fishnet”)
References[edit]
- “brynje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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