- healsbeorg
- f (-e/-a) neck-armor
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healsbeorg
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hauberg — Hauberk Hau berk (h[add] b[ e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj[ o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.] A coat of mail; especially, the long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hauberk — Hau berk (h[add] b[ e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj[ o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.] A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hauberque — Hauberk Hau berk (h[add] b[ e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj[ o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.] A coat of mail; especially, the long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hawberk — Hauberk Hau berk (h[add] b[ e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj[ o]rg. See {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.] A coat of mail; especially, the long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hauberk — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French hauberc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English healsbeorg neck armor Date: 14th century a tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armor from the 12th to the 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
hauberk — /haw berrk/, n. Armor. a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie. [1250 1300; ME < OF hauberc, earlier halberc < Frankish *halsberg, equiv. to *hals neck (see HAWSE) + *berg protection (see HARBOR); c. OHG halsberc… … Universalium
haubert — (hô bèr ; le t ne se prononce et ne se lie jamais : un hô bèr à l épreuve ; au pluriel, l s ne se lie pas : des hô bèr à l épreuve ; cependant plusieurs la lient : des hôbèr z à l épreuve) s. m. Sorte d ancienne cuirasse. Cotte de mailles à… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
hauberk — [hô′bərk] n. [ME hauberc < OFr < Frank * halsberg (akin to OE healsbeorg), protection for the neck, gorget < hals, the neck (see COLLAR) + bergan, to protect] a medieval coat of armor, usually of chain mail … English World dictionary
