Brern.

Brit.

/brɛː/, U.S.

/brɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s Br'ur, 1800s Brar, 1800s– Bre'er, 1800s– Brer, 1900s– Br'er, 1900s– Breer, 1900s– Bro'er. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: brother n.

Etymology: Representing a U.S. regional pronunciation (chiefly in African-American usage) of brother n. Compare earlier bra n.¹, bro n., Buh n., and bredda n., and later bruh n.

Originally U.S. regional (southern, esp. in African-American usage).

As a title preceding a man's name, esp. a forename: ‘Brother’. Cf. bra n.¹ 2, bredda n. 2, bro n. 3a.Frequently in the names of male animals in African-American folk tales (or imitations of these), esp. in Brer Rabbit, widely known from the Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun]

brotherOE

born brotherOE

broa1530

billy1724

buddy1834

bredda1837

bub1841

boetie1867

bruvver1867

Brer1878

bro1893

boet1920

1878 J. C. Harris in Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 24 Apr. ‘You outer come 'roun' to de church, Brer Remus,’ said a deacon to Uncle Remus yesterday.

1879 J. C. Harris in Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 20 July I wanter have some confab wid you, Brer Rabbit.

1880 A. W. Tourgee Bricks without Straw ix. 71 He says he is ‘too busy to get larnin', an' leaves that and preachin' to Bre'er 'Liab’.

1942 Z. N. Hurston Dust Tracks on Road xii. 230 Ker-blam-er-lam-er-lam! And dat was de last of Brer Engine-driving Monk.

1989 Car & Driver Oct. 12/3 What exactly has br'er Bernie Ecclestone got in mind for Formula 1?

2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 11 Oct. a16 ‘Iraaaq,’ bellowed Brer Donkey crossly, pulling an oddly uncomplaining Brer Bush off the tar baby to debate war.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brer
释义	Brern. Brit. /brɛː/, U.S. /brɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s Br'ur, 1800s Brar, 1800s– Bre'er, 1800s– Brer, 1900s– Br'er, 1900s– Breer, 1900s– Bro'er. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: brother n. Etymology: Representing a U.S. regional pronunciation (chiefly in African-American usage) of brother n. Compare earlier bra n.¹, bro n., Buh n., and bredda n., and later bruh n. Originally U.S. regional (southern, esp. in African-American usage). As a title preceding a man's name, esp. a forename: ‘Brother’. Cf. bra n.¹ 2, bredda n. 2, bro n. 3a.Frequently in the names of male animals in African-American folk tales (or imitations of these), esp. in Brer Rabbit, widely known from the Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] brotherOE born brotherOE broa1530 billy1724 buddy1834 bredda1837 bub1841 boetie1867 bruvver1867 Brer1878 bro1893 boet1920 1878 J. C. Harris in Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 24 Apr. ‘You outer come 'roun' to de church, Brer Remus,’ said a deacon to Uncle Remus yesterday. 1879 J. C. Harris in Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 20 July I wanter have some confab wid you, Brer Rabbit. 1880 A. W. Tourgee Bricks without Straw ix. 71 He says he is ‘too busy to get larnin', an' leaves that and preachin' to Bre'er 'Liab’. 1942 Z. N. Hurston Dust Tracks on Road xii. 230 Ker-blam-er-lam-er-lam! And dat was de last of Brer Engine-driving Monk. 1989 Car & Driver Oct. 12/3 What exactly has br'er Bernie Ecclestone got in mind for Formula 1? 2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 11 Oct. a16 ‘Iraaaq,’ bellowed Brer Donkey crossly, pulling an oddly uncomplaining Brer Bush off the tar baby to debate war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1878
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