hauberjoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aburjoun, habergeon, habergeoun, haberjon, habirgeoun, habirjoun, haburgen, haburjon, haburjoun, haburjoune, haubercion, haubergeoun, haubergeon, hawberjoun, hauberjown, hawbyrgon

Etymology

From Old French haubergeon, hauberjon, diminutive of hauberc (see Middle English hauberk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au̯bərˈd͡ʒuːn/, /abərˈd͡ʒuːn/, /ˈabərd͡ʒun/

Noun

hauberjoun (plural hauberjouns)

1. habergeon (light coat of mail armour)

Descendants

• English: habergeon, haubergeon

References

• “haberǧeǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.