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

1. fraternal nephew

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.