brither

Scots

Alternative forms

breeder, breethir, bridder, bruther

Etymology

From Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪðər]
(Doric Scots, Shetland) IPA^(key): [ˈbridər]

Noun

brither (plural brithers or brether or breither)

brother

Derived terms

brither-bairn
brither-dochter
guid-brither (“brother-in-law”)
mither-brither (“maternal uncle”)

Further reading

“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

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