English Explanatory Dictionary

bride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
  2. An object ardently loved.
verb
  1. to make a bride of
noun
  1. an individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A parish of the sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man.

Pronunciation

/bɹaɪd/ en-us-bride.ogg

Word forms

bride brides briding brided

Etymology

From Middle English bride, from Old English brȳd (“bride”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride”). Cognates Cognate with Yola breede (“bride”), Saterland Frisian Bräid (“bride”), Alemannic German Bruut (“bride”), Central Franconian Brock, Brutt, Bruut (“bride”), Dutch bruid (“bride”), German, Luxembourgish Braut (“bride”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish brud (“bride”), Faroese, Icelandic brúður (“bride”), Norwegian Nynorsk brud, brur (“bride”), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bruþs, “bride”), French bru (“daughter-in-law”), Friulian brût (“daughter-in-law”) (from Old High German brut (“bride”)).

Related words

St Brides St Brides Bay St Brides Major St Bride's Minor St Brides Netherwent St Bride's-super-Ely St Brides Wentlooge

Derived words

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