lærbrynje

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

Etymology

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 coat of armour made of leather, or chain mail
    • 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.
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