byrne
See also: Byrne
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Earlier *brynne, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Old High German brunja (German Brünne), Old Norse brynja (Swedish brynja), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō). Compare Middle English brinie, Scots byrnie, from the Old Norse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
byrne f (nominative plural byrnan)
- corselet, coat of mail
Declension edit
Declension of byrne (weak)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: burne