- brýdealoþ
- n (-es/-) bride-ale, marriage-feast
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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