usbergo

Italian

Un usbergo da parata – A parade hauberk

Alternative forms

• asbergo (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier asbergo, from Old Occitan halsberg, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈzbɛr.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrɡo
• Hyphenation: u‧sbèr‧go

Noun

usbergo m (plural usberghi)

1. hauberk

Related terms

• bastione
• difesa
• baluardo
• soprasberga
• sostegno

Further reading

• Usbergo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it