broþordohtor
Old English
Etymology
From brōþor (“brother”) + dohtor (“daughter”). Compare Icelandic bróðurdóttir and Swedish brorsdotter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌdox.tor/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌdox.tor]
Declension
Declension of broþordohtor
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brōþordohtor | brōþordohtor, brōþordohtra, brōþordohtru |
| accusative | brōþordohtor | brōþordohtor, brōþordohtra, brōþordohtru |
| genitive | brōþordohtor | brōþordohtra |
| dative | brōþordehter | brōþordohtrum |
Related terms
- brōþorsunu (“fraternal nephew”)
- sweostorsunu (“sororal nephew”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþordohtor”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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