bridal
English
Etymology
From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive use was strengthened by association with bride + -al.
Pronunciation
Noun
bridal (plural bridals)
- (archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:
- […] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:
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Adjective
bridal (not comparable)
Derived terms
- bridal couple
- bridal day
Translations
Middle English
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