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[Footnote 68: It has been suggested to me that usbergo is obviously the same as hauberk, habergeon, &c. all from the German _halsberg_, or covering of the neck.] *****
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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_Sbergo_ or _usbergo_, as Moore points out (_Life_, p. 438, note 2), "is obviously the same as hauberk, habergeon, etc., all from the German _halsberg_, or covering for the neck."
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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'sbergo,' _i. e._ 'usbergo,' which I have translated _cuirass_.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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"It is strange that here nobody understands the real precise meaning of 'sbergo,' or 'usbergo [68],' an old Tuscan word, which I have rendered _cuirass_ (but am not sure it is not _helmet_).
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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