Older Brother
An older brother stands for shelter and for someone who went ahead of you. Being greeted warmly by him is a good omen that support is arriving or that a senior figure will help, and it often appears when a decision feels too heavy to make alone. Him handing you something means there is an inheritance of some kind — a role, a lesson, a resource. Quarrelling or turning your backs, by contrast, mirrors friction with someone above you, or the weight of being compared.
An older brother walked the same road a few years earlier, which is what sets him apart from a friend. Traditional reading treated an elder sibling as a pillar of the household and separated the meanings by the face he wore. The dream comes even to people who have no brother.
Readings by Situation
An older brother greeting you warmly
A good sign that you gain something to lean on. Tradition read an elder sibling welcoming you as help arriving. With something hard ahead, read it as someone stepping up to assist.
Arguing with an older brother
A scene built from feeling compared. It signals that you are measuring yourself against someone who went first. It is not a forecast that you will actually fall out, so there is nothing to fear.
An older brother looking ill or worn
An older sibling looks weakened. The side you leaned on appears unsteady, so more often than not it points at a thought of your own — that it may be your turn to look after them — rather than at their health.
Receiving something from an older brother
A good omen of inheriting or being helped. Tradition read receiving from an elder as protective favour. It is also read as taking over a position.
This dream does not forecast anything about your actual sibling. More often it is a scene drawn by wanting support or by comparing yourself. If you do have one, the dream still says more about you than about him.