broþor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brōþer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbroː.θor/, [ˈbroː.ðor]

Noun

brōþor m

  1. brother
    Mīn brōþor hæfþ twēġen cattas.
    My brother has two cats.

Usage notes
  • The word brōþor is attested in many different forms in the plural. The unmarked form, identical to the singular, is “attested early,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary also describes the forms with <-ru> as “frequent,” along with the forms with <-ra>. The forms with <ġe-> are described by the Oxford English Dictionary as being from “a typical West Germanic formation in which the prefix denotes mutual relationship.”

Declension
Declension of broþor
Case Singular Plural
nominative brōþor brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
accusative brōþor brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
genitive brōþor brōþra, ġebrōþra
dative brēþer brōþrum, ġebrōþrum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: brother
    • English: brother (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: brither, bruther, broder, bruder
    • Yola: brover, brower
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