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blood broth·er
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Princeton's WordNet
brother, blood brothernoun
a male with the same parents as someone else
"my brother still lives with our parents"
blood brothernoun
a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
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blood brothernoun
A brother by birth.
blood brothernoun
Someone bound to another person in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood.
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blood brother
A blood brother is a male who is not one's biological brother but with whom one has sworn loyalty usually through a ritual involving the mingling or exchanging of blood. This bond could also refer to two or more men who have pledged to treat each other as brothers, often symbolizing this bond through a ceremonious act. The term is also often used to describe close friends who share a strong emotional connection, as well as siblings who share the same parents.
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Blood brother
Blood brother can refer to one of two things: two males related by birth, or two or more men not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other. This is usually done in a ceremony, known as a blood oath, where the blood of each man is mingled together. The process usually provides a participant with a heightened symbolic sense of attachment with another participant. Örvar-Oddr's saga contains a notable account of blood brotherhood. The Norwegian warrior Örvar-Oddr felt a desire to test his fighting skills with the renowned Swedish warrior Hjalmar. Thus Örvar-Oddr sailed to Sweden with five ships and met Hjalmar, who had fifteen ships. Hjalmar could not accept such an uneven balance of strength and sent away ten of his own ships so that the forces would be even. The two warriors fought for two days with a lot of blood-letting and poetry, but it was a draw. Finally, they realized that they were equals and decided to become sworn brothers by letting their blood flow under a strand of turf raised by a spear. Then, the strand of turf was put back during oaths and incantations. Among the Scythians, the covenantors would allow their blood to drip into a cup; the blood was subsequently mixed with wine and drunk by both participants. Every man was limited to having at most three blood brotherhoods at any time, lest his loyalties be distrusted; as a consequence, blood brotherhood was highly sought after and often preceded by a lengthy period of affiliation and friendship. The Romanian haiducs had a similar ceremony, though the wine was often replaced with milk so that the blood would be more visible.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blood brother in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blood brother in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- أخ بالدمArabic
- пабрацімBelarusian
- побратимBulgarian
- Blutsbruder, leiblicher BruderGerman
- αδελφοποιτόςGreek
- frère de sangFrench
- fratello di sangueItalian
- 義兄弟Japanese
- sanguinem fratrisLatin
- побратимMacedonian
- fârtatRomanian
- побратим, родной брат, названый братRussian
- побратим, pobratimSerbo-Croatian
- побратим, рідний братUkrainian
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