weddian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną, whence also Old Frisian weddia, Frankish *wadjōn, Old High German wettōn, Old Norse veðja. Equivalent to wedd + -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwed.di.ɑn/

Verb

weddian

  1. to pledge, to promise
  2. to betroth
  3. to wed, to marry

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wedden, weddien
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