broþr
Broþr is a historical spelling of the Old English noun for a male sibling, commonly understood today as “brother.” The form uses the thorn letter þ, which stood for the “th” sound, and reflects the orthographic practices of early medieval English before later standardization. In Old English texts, related forms such as broþor appear, illustrating the same underlying word.
The word derives from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, a root that produced a family of related terms across Germanic
In Old English, the term functioned as a normal noun for a male sibling, with inflectional forms
Old English language, Proto-Germanic, Germanic languages, thorn (letter), brother (linguistics)
Note: This article focuses on the historical orthography and etymology of the term as represented by the