byrne

== Old English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈbyr.ne/, [ˈbyrˠ.ne] === Noun === byrne f (nominative plural byrnan) corselet, coat of mail Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: burne English: byrnie/brinie