broigne

French

Etymology

Old French bronie, from Frankish *brunnia (“leather jerkin”)

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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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