brither

Scots

Alternative forms

• breeder, breethir, bridder, bruther

Etymology

From Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪðər]
• (Doric Scots, Shetland) IPA^(key): [ˈbridər]

Noun

brither (plural brithers or brether or breither)

1. brother

Derived terms

• brither-bairn
• brither-dochter
• guid-brither (“brother-in-law”)
• mither-brither (“maternal uncle”)

 

Further reading

• “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