Etymology

brotherred

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Today it means: Brotherhood; fraternity. Full definition →

Middle English brotherrede ← Old English brōþorrǣden
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  1. Old English · inherited frombrōþorrǣden“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombrotherrede
  3. English todaybrotherred

From Middle English brotherrede, from Old English brōþorrǣden (“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”), equivalent to brother + -red. Same as brotherhood.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrōþorrǣden all →

brotherhood

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