broþordohtor

Old English

Etymology

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ dohtor (“daughter”). Compare Icelandic bróðurdóttir and Swedish brorsdotter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌdox.tor/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌdox.tor]

Noun

brōþordohtor f

1. fraternal niece

Declension

Declension of broþordohtor

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþordohtor	brōþordohtor, brōþordohtra, brōþordohtru
accusative	brōþordohtor	brōþordohtor, brōþordohtra, brōþordohtru
genitive	brōþordohtor	brōþordohtra
dative	brōþordehter	brōþordohtrum

Related terms

• brōþorsunu (“fraternal nephew”)
• sweostorsunu (“sororal nephew”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþordohtor”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.