lærbrynje

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 31 May 2024

Kongsberg's coat of arms, a municipality of Norway, features a king representing the Roman god Janus, wearing a leather armour.

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *letrosbor.

Proto-Germanic *leþrą

Old Norse leðr

Norwegian Bokmål lær

Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ

Old Norse brynja

Danish brynje

Norwegian Bokmål brynje

Norwegian Bokmål lærbrynje

From lær +‎ brynje, first part fom Old Norse leðr (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-. Last part 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): /læːrbrʏnjə/

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• Rhymes: -ʏnjə
• Hyphenation: lær‧bryn‧je

Noun

lærbrynje f or m (definite singular lærbrynja or lærbrynjen, indefinite plural lærbrynjer, definite plural lærbrynjene)

1. a leather armour for the upper body, sometimes combined with flexible metal armour
   • 2014 September 22, “Små arkeologer”, in iTromsø, page 28:

     På et bord ligger vikinghjelmer, rustninger og steinplater med norrøne runer på utstilling. Det som likevel stjeler oppmerksomheten er en hjemmelaget lærbrynje.

     On a table lies viking helmets, armour, and stone slabs with Norse runes on display. Nevertheless, what steals the spotlight is a home made piece of leather armour.