broþorsunu
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From brōþor (“brother”) + sunu (“son”). Compare Icelandic bróðursonur and Swedish brorson.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brōþorsunu m
Declension edit
Declension of broþorsunu (strong u-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | brōþorsunu | brōþorsuna |
accusative | brōþorsunu | brōþorsuna |
genitive | brōþorsuna | brōþorsuna |
dative | brōþorsuna | brōþorsunum |
Related terms edit
- brōþordohtor (“fraternal niece”)
- sweostorsunu (“sororal nephew”)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorsunu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.