hauberk

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He gave the helm as the hauberk, the gold as the silver, yea, he bestowed on his servants the very richest and most precious of his treasure.

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  1. noun A long tunic made of chain mail.

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  • His hands shook as he pulled the tip of the arrow from his hauberk, then took a calming breath before he dismounted. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? —  The Lord of the Rings
  • As soon as his hauberk was once again covering his massive chest, Madelyne draped one of the blankets around his shoulders and then knelt down, facing him. —  Garwood, Julie - Honor's Splendour
  • Suddenly he was aware that he'd picked up a cut on his left arm just below the sleeve of his hauberk, and that it stung like hell and was dribbling blood to join the sweat soaking his sleeve. —  Map.html
  • Instead Larsson walked over, noticing that the hauberk was starting to get seriously unpleasant. —  Map.html
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  1. Middle English, from Old French hauberc, of Germanic origin; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also hawberk, haubergh; from Middle English hauberk, hawberk, haubergh, also haubert, from Old French hauberc, older halberc, also haubert, French haubert = Provencal ausberc, ausberg = Italian usbergo, from Old High German Middle High German halsberc, halsberge (= Middle Low German halsberch = Anglo-Saxon healsbeor = Icelandic Norwegian halsbjörg = Old Danish halsbjerg), hauberk, gorget, protection for the neck, from hals (= Anglo-Saxon heals, English halse), the neck, + bergan (= Anglo-Saxon beorgan), protect, save: see halse and bury, etc. Hence diminutive haubergeon, q. v.
 

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