guid-brither

See also: guid brither

Scots

Alternative forms

guid brither

Etymology

guid- +‎ brither

Pronunciation

(Southern Scots, Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌbrɪðər], [ˈɡydˌbrɪðər]
(Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjødˌbrɪðər]
(Shetland) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌbridər], [ˈɡydˌbridər], [ˈɡjødˌbridər]
(Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪdˌbrɪðər]
(Ulster, South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡedˌbrɪðər]
(Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwidˌbrɪðər]
(Ulster, North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡidˌbrɪðər]

Noun

guid-brither (plural guid-brithers or guid-breither)

brother-in-law

Coordinate terms

guid-sister (“sister-in-law”)

References

“guid, adj., adv., n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.