"brither" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbrɪðər], [ˈbridər] (note: Doric Scots, Shetland), [ˈbrʌrə] (note: some Glasgow speakers), [braːr] (note: some Edinburgh speakers) Forms: brithers [plural], brether [plural], breder [plural], breether [plural], breither [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|brother|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English brother, {{inh+|sco|enm|brother}} Inherited from Middle English brother, {{inh|sco|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|plural|brithers|or|brether|or|breder|or|breether|or|breither}} brither (plural brithers or brether or breder or breether or breither)
  1. brother Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: breeder, bridder, broder, brother, bruther, bruyther Derived forms: brither-bairn, brither-dochter, brither-sin, britherheid, guid-brither (english: brother-in-law), mither-brither (english: maternal uncle)
    Sense id: en-brither-sco-noun-C0vXfOxw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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