brýdealoþ

brýdealoþ
n (-es/-) bride-ale, marriage-feast

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • bridal — (adj.) mid 15c., transferred use of noun bridal wedding feast, O.E. brydealo marriage feast, from bryd ealu, lit. bride ale; second element later confused with suffix AL (Cf. al), especially after c.1600 …   Etymology dictionary

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