broþorsunu

Old English

Etymology

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ sunu (“son”). Compare Icelandic bróðursonur and Swedish brorson.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌsu.nu/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌsu.nu]

Noun

brōþorsunu m

fraternal nephew

Declension

Declension of broþorsunu (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþorsunu	brōþorsuna
accusative	brōþorsunu	brōþorsuna
genitive	brōþorsuna	brōþorsuna
dative	brōþorsuna	brōþorsunum

Related terms

brōþordohtor (“fraternal niece”)
sweostorsunu (“sororal nephew”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorsunu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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