airneis

airneis, àirneis

(M`L. & D.), furniture; Irish áirneis, cattle, goods, etc., Middle Irish airnis, tools, furniture. The word can hardly be separated from the Romance arnese, accotrements, armour, whence English harness, armour for man or horse. The word is originally of Brittonic origin (Breton harnez, armour), from *eisarno-, iron; See iarunn.