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swordbrother

noun

Etymology

From sword + brother.

  1. inherited from *bʰréh₂tēr✻ — “brother”
  2. inherited from *brōþēr✻ — “brother”
  3. inherited from *brōþer✻
  4. inherited from brōþor
  5. inherited from broder
  6. compounded as swordbrother — “sword + brother”

Definitions

  1. A man who is a member of a military brotherhood.

    • Once initiated into the band, a swordbrother was bound to serve for life. Consequently, most crofters still preferred to serve in the king's shieidhost.
    • He was a swordbrother to the last, our commander.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA