brither
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Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈbrɪðər]
- (Doric Scots, Shetland) IPA(key): [ˈbridər]
Noun[edit]
brither (plural brithers or brether or breither)
Derived terms[edit]
- brither-bairn
- brither-dochter
- guid-brither (“brother-in-law”)
- mither-brither (“maternal uncle”)
Further reading[edit]
- “brither” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- "brother" in The Orkney Dictionary, 1996, by Margaret Flaws and Gregor Lamb
- "bridder" in John J Graham's Shetland Dictionary
- "brothers" John J Graham's English-Shetland Word List
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