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bride
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[brahyd] 
–noun
| a newly married woman or a woman about to be married. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE brȳd; c. D bruid, G Braut, ON brūthr, Goth brūths
bef. 1000; ME; OE brȳd; c. D bruid, G Braut, ON brūthr, Goth brūths
Related forms:
brideless, adjective
bridelike, adjective
Brig⋅id
[brij-id; especially for 1 also bree-id] –noun
| 1. | Saint. Also, Bride. a.d. 453–523, Irish abbess: a patron saint of Ireland. |
| 2. | a female given name. |
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| bride (brīd) n. A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married. [Middle English, from Old English brȳd.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Bride
Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D. bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.]1. A woman newly married, or about to be married. Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride. --Lyttleton. I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev. xxi. 9. 2. Fig.: An object ardently loved. Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.Bride
Bride\, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Bride
Spanish:
novia,
German:
die Braut,
Japanese:
花嫁
bride
O.E. bryd, from P.Gmc. *bruthiz "woman being married" (cf. O.Fris. breid, Du. bruid, O.H.G. brut, Ger. Braut "bride"). Goth. cognate bruþs, however, meant "daughter-in-law," and the form of the word borrowed from O.H.G. into M.L. (bruta) and O.Fr. (bruy) only had this sense. In ancient IE custom, the married woman went to live with her husband's family, so the only "newly-wed female" in such a household would be the daughter-in-law. On the same notion, some trace the word itself to the PIE verbal root *bru- "to cook, brew, make broth," as this was the daughter-in-law's job. Bridesmaid is from 1552 (as bridemaid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bride
frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.). The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29). The church is called "the bride" (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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bride
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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