brynje

Danish

Etymology

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja.

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.
• “X” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja

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.

References

• “brynje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.