a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
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byrnie
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Æfter ðám wordum wyrm yrre cwóm After those words the wrathful wyrm came, atol inwitgæst óðre síðe awful cruel visitor a second time, fýrwylmum fáh fíonda níosian with hostile, gleaming flood of fire to seek his foes láðra manna·sydaudio líg ýðum for· the hated humans; the flame came forth in waves, born bord wið rond· byrne ne meahte burned shield to the boss; the byrnie could not geongum gárwigan géoce gefremman to the young spear- fighter lend support ac se maga geonga maéges scyld but the young man, under his kinsman's shield elne geéode þá his ágen wæs courageously advanced, when his own was glédum forgrunden.
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a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
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Definitions
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noun
a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
See also: hauberk
Example sentences
Æfter ðám wordum wyrm yrre cwóm After those words the wrathful wyrm came, atol inwitgæst óðre síðe awful cruel visitor a second time, fýrwylmum fáh fíonda níosian with hostile, gleaming flood of fire to seek his foes láðra manna·sydaudio líg ýðum for· the hated humans; the flame came forth in waves, born bord wið rond· byrne ne meahte burned shield to the boss; the byrnie could not geongum gárwigan géoce gefremman to the young spear- fighter lend support ac se maga geonga maéges scyld but the young man, under his kinsman's shield elne geéode þá his ágen wæs courageously advanced, when his own was glédum forgrunden.
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How do you use byrnie in a sentence?
Æfter ðám wordum wyrm yrre cwóm After those words the wrathful wyrm came, atol inwitgæst óðre síðe awful cruel visitor a second time, fýrwylmum fáh fíonda níosian with hostile, gleaming flood of fire to seek his foes láðra manna·sydaudio líg ýðum for· the hated humans; the flame came forth in waves, born bord wið rond· byrne ne meahte burned shield to the boss; the byrnie could not geongum gárwigan géoce gefremman to the young spear- fighter lend support ac se maga geonga maéges scyld but the young man, under his kinsman's shield elne geéode þá his ágen wæs courageously advanced, when his own was glédum forgrunden.
What does byrnie mean?
a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
What part of speech is byrnie?
byrnie is commonly used as noun.