guid-brither

See also: guid brither

Scots

Alternative forms

• guid brither

Etymology

guid- +‎ brither

Pronunciation

• (Southern Scots, Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌbrɪðər], [ˈɡydˌbrɪðər]
• (Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjødˌbrɪðər]
• (Shetland) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌbridər], [ˈɡydˌbridər], [ˈɡjødˌbridər]
• (Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪdˌbrɪðər]
• (Ulster, South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡedˌbrɪðər]
• (Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwidˌbrɪðər]
• (Ulster, North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡidˌbrɪðər]

Noun

guid-brither (plural guid-brithers or guid-breither)

1. brother-in-law

Coordinate terms

• guid-sister (“sister-in-law”)

References

• “guid, adj., adv., n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.