broigne
French
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French bronie, from Early Medieval Latin brunia (attested in the Reichenau Glossary), from Frankish *brunnjā, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]broigne f (plural broignes)
- (historical) jerkin of canvas or leather covered with metal pieces, ancestor of chain mail
Further reading
[edit]- “broigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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