hauberc

hauberc

Middle English

Noun

hauberc

1. Alternative form of hauberk

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Old French

Alternative forms

• osberc, auberc, ausberc

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. hauberk (type of chainmail)
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Hauberc li vest de buene maille

Descendants

• Middle French: haubert
  • French: haubert
• → Middle English: hauberk, auberc, haberke, hamberk, hauberc, hauberghe, haubrec, haubrecke, haubrek, hawbarke, hawbergh, hawberk, hawberke
  • English: hauberk