- wedlác
- n (-es/-) pledge, plighted troth, wedlock
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wedlác
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wedlock — noun Etymology: Middle English wedlok, from Old English wedlāc marriage bond, from wedd pledge + lāc, suffix denoting activity Date: 13th century the state of being married ; marriage, matrimony … New Collegiate Dictionary
-lock — The suffix lock in Modern English survives only in . It descends from Old English lác which was more productive, carrying a meaning of action or proceeding, practice, ritual . As a noun, Old English lác means play, sport , deriving from an… … Wikipedia
wedlock — /wed lok /, n. the state of marriage; matrimony. [bef. 1100; ME wedlok, OE wedlac lit., a pledging, equiv. to wed pledge (see WED) + lac verbal n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
wedlock — wed|lock [ˈwedlɔk US la:k] n [U] old use [: Old English; Origin: wedlac, from wedd something given to show that a promise will be kept + lac actions, activity ] 1.) born out of wedlock if a child is born out of wedlock, its parents are not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wedlock — O.E. wedlac pledge giving, marriage vow, from wed + lac, noun suffix meaning actions or proceedings, practice, attested in about a dozen O.E. compounds (Cf. feohtlac warfare ), but this is the only surviving example. Suffix altered by folk… … Etymology dictionary
wedlock — noun the state of being married. Phrases born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. Origin OE wedlāc marriage vow , from wed pledge + the suffix lāc (denoting action) … English new terms dictionary
wedlock — wed•lock [[t]ˈwɛdˌlɒk[/t]] n. the state of marriage; matrimony: joined in wedlock; born out of wedlock[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME wedlok, OE wedlāc lit., a pledging =wed pledge (see wed) + lāc verbal n. suffix … From formal English to slang
wedlock — /ˈwɛdlɒk / (say wedlok) noun the state of marriage; matrimony. {Middle English wedlok, Old English wedlāc, from wed pledge + lāc, suffix making neuter nouns} …
wedlock — [wed′läk΄] n. [ME wedlok < OE wedlac < wed, a compact, pledge + lac, an offering, gift, akin to ON leikr, play, Goth laiks, a dance < IE base * leig , to leap, hop > Sans rḗjatē, (he) hops] the state of being married; matrimony … English World dictionary
wedlock — n. the married state. Phrases and idioms: born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. Etymology: OE wedlac marriage vow f. wed pledge (rel. to WED) + lac suffix denoting action … Useful english dictionary
