bror

• broder

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁoɐ̯/, [ˈpʁo̝ɒ̯̽]

bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)

1. brother (male sibling)

• “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog

• broder

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)

1. a brother

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

• “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• broder (long form)

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)

1. brother

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• syster, sysken
• son, dotter

• “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• broder

From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare English bro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruːr/

bror c

1. a brother, a contracted form of broder

   Synonyms: (more solemn) broder, (colloquial) brorsa

   • 1994, Uno Svenningsson, “Under ytan [Beneath the Surface]”, in Uno‎^[1]:

     Jag tänker på dig ofta. Om du varit min egen bror, då hade också jag förvandlats till ett monster utan ord.

     I think about you often. If you had been my own brother, then I too would have turned into a monster without words.

2. (slang) bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male)

   Synonyms: len, mannen, (emphatic) broder

   Ey, bror, kom hit!

   Ey, bro, come [to] here [hither]!

   • 2009, Ken Ring, “"Bror"”, in Hip Hop:

     BROR, jag vet ja alltid kommer älska dig, jag kommer på direkten om de e nånting som händer dig

     "BRO, I know I'll always love you, I'll be there at once if something happens to you"

• The contracted form bror is far more common than the somewhat solemn broder, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. Broder is still used for friars.
• Most common as a term of address among younger speakers with an immigrant background.

• syskon (“sibling”)
• syster (“sister”)

• bror in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bror in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bror in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)