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Byrnie

noun
1.
A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor.  Synonym: hauberk.





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"Byrnie" Quotes from Famous Books



... the treasures, Beowulf takes only the golden hilt of the magic sword and the head of Grendel, reenters the sea and mounts up to his companions. They welcome him as one returned from the dead. They relieve him of helmet and byrnie, and swing away in a triumphal procession to Heorot. The hero towers among them, a conspicuous figure, and next to him comes the enormous head of Grendel carried on a spear-shaft by ...
— Outlines of English and American Literature • William J. Long


Words linked to "Byrnie" :   chain mail, ring armour, ring armor, ring mail, chain armour, chain armor, mail


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