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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gud(e, Guid, God(e, Good(e) brother, n. Also: brothir, bruther, pl. brether; gud broder, guide brodir. [Gude a. 1.] A brother-in-law.(a) 1375 Barb. xix. 343.
James Steward, that ledar was Eftir his gud brother disses c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2128.
Seand in that steid Assandrus, his gud brothir [L. cognati] deid 1487 Thanes of Cawdor 69.
The saide Allexander Frasser is god brother to the said Margeory Caldor and scho gode sister to him 1521 Fife Sheriff Ct. 272.
Thomas Balfour … the said Dauidis gud brothir 1528 Crim. Trials I. 243.
Johnne M^cGilhauche his gudbruther 1548 Melville Chart. 89.
My gud brether … can testifie 1582 Digest Justiciary Proc. K. 31.
Fergus Grahame his guid brother 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 24.
He and his gudbrether John and Edvard Esdailis, … saw the begining and proceid of the tumvlt 1610 Crim. Trials II. 328.
Can I not be quyte of your goode-bruther? 1639 Baillie I. 192.
To the meeting at Perth he invited his good brother Huntley 1682 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XIII. 132.
Androw Walker hanged … for murdering his good brothir(b) 1570 Leslie 77.
Albeit the K. of France his guide brodir had sufficient counsall 1590 Edinb. Test. XXI. 270.
James Sibbald … his gud broder, … James Keching his broder in law