brynje

Danish

Etymology

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Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ

Old Norse brynja

Danish brynje

From Old Norse brynja (“mail, armor”). Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brynjə/, [ˈb̥ʁønjə]

Noun

brynje c (singular definite brynjen, plural indefinite brynjer)

1. mail, armour, armor

Inflection

Declension of brynje

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brynje	brynjen	brynjer	brynjerne
genitive	brynjes	brynjens	brynjers	brynjernes

Derived terms

• brynjeklædt (adjective)
• ringbrynje c

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²brʏnjə/

Noun

brynje f or m (definite singular brynja or brynjen, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)

1. a coat of armour, particularly chain mail.
2. a protective clothing for motorcycle drivers

Derived terms

• lærbrynje

References

• “brynje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “brynje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• brynju (Midlandsnormalen)
• brynja (pre-2012)

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Akin to English byrnie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²brʏnjə/

Noun

brynje f (definite singular brynja, indefinite plural brynjer, definite plural brynjene)

1. 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

2. Synonym of helsetrøye (“undershirt made of fishnet”)

References

• “brynje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.