brydguma

Old English

Etymology

Compound of brȳd +‎ guma, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô. Cognates include Old Frisian brēdgoma, Old Saxon brūdigomo, Old High German brūtigomo, and Old Norse brúðgumi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbryːdɡumɑ/

Noun

brȳdguma m

bridegroom

Coordinate terms

brȳd

Descendants

Middle English: bridegome, bridgume, brydgrome, bredgome, bridgom, brydegome, brudgume, bredgome, bridegoome, bryd-gome
- English: bridegroom
- Scots: bridegreem

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