- brýdguma
- m (-n/-n) bridegroom; suitor
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brýdguma
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Germanic substrate hypothesis — The Germanic substrate hypothesis is an attempt to explain the distinctive nature of the Germanic languages within the context of the Indo European language family. It postulates that the elements of the common Germanic vocabulary and syntactical … Wikipedia
bridegroom — /bruyd groohm , groom /, n. a newly married man or a man about to be married. [bef. 1000; late ME (Scots) brydgrome, alter. of ME bridegome, OE brydguma (bryd BRIDE1 + guma man, c. L homo), with final element conformed to GROOM] * * * … Universalium
bridegroom — bride|groom [ˈbraıdgru:m, grum] n also groom [: Old English; Origin: brydguma, from bryd ( BRIDE) + guma man ; influenced by GROOM22] a man at the time he gets married, or just after he is married … Dictionary of contemporary English
groom — [13] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain where the word groom came from. It suddenly appears in early Middle English, meaning ‘boy, male servant’ (the sense ‘one who takes care of horses’ is a 17th century development), and none… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bridegroom — O.E. brydguma suitor, from bryd bride (see BRIDE (Cf. bride)) + guma man (Cf. O.N. gumi, O.H.G. gomo, cognate with L. homo man; see HOMUNCULUS (Cf. homunculus)). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymolo … Etymology dictionary
bridegroom — bride•groom [[t]ˈbraɪdˌgrum, ˌgrʊm[/t]] n. a newly married man or a man about to be married • Etymology: bef. 1000; late ME (Scots) brydgrome, alter. of ME bridegome, OE brȳdguma=brȳd bride+guma man (c. L homō) … From formal English to slang
groom — [13] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain where the word groom came from. It suddenly appears in early Middle English, meaning ‘boy, male servant’ (the sense ‘one who takes care of horses’ is a 17th century development), and none… … Word origins
bridegroom — [brīd′gro͞om΄] n. [ME bridegome < OE brydguma, suitor < bryd, bride + guma (akin to L homo), man; altered by folk etym. after GROOM] a man who has just been married or is about to be married … English World dictionary
bridegroom — n. a man on his wedding day and for some time before and after it. Etymology: OE brydguma (as BRIDE, guma man, assim. to GROOM) … Useful english dictionary
