broþorwif
Old English
Etymology
From brōþor (“brother”) + wīf (“wife”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌwiːf/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌwiːf]
Noun
brōþorwīf n
- sister-in-law
Declension
Declension of broþorwif (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | brōþorwīf | brōþorwīf |
accusative | brōþorwīf | brōþorwīf |
genitive | brōþorwīfes | brōþorwīfa |
dative | brōþorwīfe | brōþorwīfum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “brōþorwīf”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.