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)

(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.

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