hauberc

Old French

Alternative forms

osberc, auberc, ausberc

Etymology

From earlier holberc, from Frankish *halsberg (“neck-cover”).

Noun

hauberc m (oblique plural haubers, nominative singular haubers, nominative plural hauberc)

hauberk (type of chainmail)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Hauberc li vest de buene maille

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