broigne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bronie, from Early Medieval Latin brunia (attested in the Reichenau Glossary), from Frankish *brunnjā, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁwaɲ/

Noun

broigne f (plural broignes)

1. (historical) jerkin of canvas or leather covered with metal pieces, ancestor of chain mail

Further reading

• “broigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.