"brither" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Scots]

IPA: [ˈbrɪðər], [ˈbridər] (note: Doric Scots, Shetland) Forms: brithers [plural], brether [plural], breither [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inherited|sco|enm|brother}} Middle English brother, {{inherited|sco|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|brithers|or|brether|or|breither|cat2=|cat3=|head=}} brither (plural brithers or brether or breither), {{sco-noun|pl2=brether|pl3=breither}} brither (plural brithers or brether or breither)
  1. brother Categories (topical): Family, Male Synonyms: breeder, breethir, bridder, bruther Derived forms: brither-bairn, brither-dochter, guid-brither (english: brother-in-law), mither-brither (english: maternal uncle)

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