Byrn-hom

Old English Dictionary Entry

Byrn-hom

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 byrn-hom

m. [byrne a coat of mail, hom a covering, garment] A coat of mail; lorica :-- Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192. byrn-hom

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚣᚱᚾ-ᚻᚩᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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