See byrnie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, London: Jonathan Cape, page 17:",
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"ref": "1972, John Gardner, Grendel, André Deutsch, page 97:",
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"ref": "1992, Calvin B Kendall, Voyage to the Other World, University of Minnesota, page 19:",
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"(historical) A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs."
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