brotherly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English brotherly, from Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōþurlīkaz, equivalent to brother + -ly. Cognate with Dutch broederlijk (“brotherly”), German brüderlich (“brotherly”), Swedish broderlig (“brotherly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
brotherly (comparative more brotherly, superlative most brotherly)
- Of or characteristic of brothers.
- brotherly love
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Translations[edit]
of or characteristic of brothers
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Adverb[edit]
brotherly
- In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
- 1908, Jack London, The Iron Heel[1], New York: The Macmillan Company:
- "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Old English brōþorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *brōþurlīkaz; equivalent to brother + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
brotherly (rare)
Descendants[edit]
- English: brotherly
References[edit]
- “brọ̄̆therlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-21.
Adverb[edit]
brotherly
- In a brotherly way; in a way like a brother.
Descendants[edit]
- English: brotherly
References[edit]
- “brọ̄̆therlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-21.
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