Faroese

Proper noun

Brynja f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Brynja: Brynjuson
• daughter of Brynju: Brynjudóttir

Declension

Faroese

Noun

brynja f (genitive singular brynju, plural brynjur)

1. coat of mail (or plate)

Declension

Derived terms

• ringabrynja
• spangabrynja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Faroese brynja, Swedish brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɪnja/
• Rhymes: -ɪnja

Noun

brynja f ‎(genitive singular brynju, nominative plural brynjur)

1. coat of mail (or plate)

Declension

Derived terms

• hringabrynja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

Noun

brynja f

1. coat of mail (or plate)

Descendants

• English: byrnie
• Icelandic: brynja
• Faroese: brynja
• Norwegian: brynje
• Old Swedish brynia, brønia
  • Swedish: brynja
• Danish: brynje

References

• brynja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brynia, brønia, from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.

Noun

brynja ?

1. coat of mail (or plate)

Declension