brynja

Icelandic

/ˈprɪnja/

noun

Definitions

coat of mail (or plate)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brynja (mail, armor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brunjǭ

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

byrnie English
brynje Norwegian Bokmål
*brunjǭ Proto-Germanic
brynja Swedish
brynje Norwegian Nynorsk
byrne Old English
brynja Old Norse
brynje Danish
brynja Faroese
𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 Gothic
brynia Old Swedish