bridegome

Middle English

Alternative forms

bredgome, bridegoome, bridgom, bridgume, brudgume, brydegome, bryd-gome, brydgrome

Etymology

Inherited from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdigumō, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to bride +‎ gome (“man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbriːdɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈbriːdɡum(ə)/

Noun

bridegome

A (bride)groom; a man recently married or to be married.
(theology) God as Christendom's partner.

Descendants

English: bridegroom
Scots: bridegreem
Yola: breedegroom

References

“brīd-gǒme, -gọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.

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