brothern

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English brotheren, brothren, equivalent to brother +‎ -en; or alternatively as a variant of brethren.

Noun[edit]

brothern

  1. (nonstandard) plural of brother
    • 1896, Ernest Emory Russell, The Reason why: A Story of Fact and Fiction, page 29:
      But, my dear brothern an' sistern, they hain't no water down thar— it's a awful thing to think they hain't, but they hain't, b'caze the Bible says they hain't.

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