broþorwif

Old English

Etymology

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ wīf (“wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌwiːf/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌwiːf]

Noun

brōþorwīf n

1. sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of broþorwif (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþorwīf	brōþorwīf
accusative	brōþorwīf	brōþorwīf
genitive	brōþorwīfes	brōþorwīfa
dative	brōþorwīfe	brōþorwīfum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorwīf”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.