Etymology

brinie

B3R1I1N1I1E1

Today it means: A coat of mail. Full definition →

Middle English brinie
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombrinie
  2. English todaybrinie

From Middle English brinie, whence also (by metathesis) byrnie.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbrinie all →

byrnie

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