brither
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