bridegome

Middle English

Alternative forms

bridgume, brydgrome, bredgome, bridgom, brydegome, brudgume, bredgome, bridegoome, bryd-gome

Etymology

Inherited from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to bride +‎ gome (“man”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbriːdɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈbriːdɡum(ə)/

Noun

bridegome

A (bride)groom; a man recently married or to be married.
(theology) God as Christendom's partner.

Descendants

English: bridegroom
Scots: bridegreem

References

“brīd-gǒme, -gọ̄me (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.

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