α. Old English broerhrædene (genitive, probably transmission error), Old English broþerræden, Old English broþorræden, Old English broðerræden, Old English broðorræden, Old English broðræddene (dative, probably transmission error), late Old English broþerrædden, late Old English broðorrædden, early Middle English broþerreddene.
β. Middle English breetherede, Middle English bretherede, Middle English brethereth, Middle English bretherred, Middle English breþered, Middle English breþurede, Middle English briþered, Middle English broþerede, Middle English broþerrede, Middle English–1500s brethered, Middle English–1500s brodered, Middle English–1500s brotherede, 1500s brothered, 1500s breethreed.
