hauberc

Middle English

Noun

hauberc

1. Alternative form of hauberk

Old French

Alternative forms

• halberc, hauberk, hauber, auberc, auberk, alberc, aubert, haubert
• osberc, olberc, ausberc, auberc

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum, from Frankish.

Noun

hauberc oblique singular, m (oblique plural haubers, nominative singular haubers, nominative plural hauberc)

1. hauberk (type of chainmail)
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Hauberc li vest de buene maille

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Middle French: haubert, haulber, hauberc
  • French: haubert
• → Middle English: hauberk, haubrek, hauberc, hamberk, hawbergh, hawberk
  • English: hauberk, hawberk
• ⇒ Old French: habergun, haubergeon, haubergeun, haubergon, haubergoun, hawberion
  • → Middle English: habergeon, haburjoun, haubergeoun, habergeoun, haberjon
    • English: habergeon, haubergeon (historical)