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wed¹

  • /ˈwɛd/

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Where it comes from

From Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge”), from *wadją (“pledge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge”).

Cognate with Scots wed, wod, wad (“to wed”), Saterland Frisian wädje (“to bet, wager”), West Frisian wedzje (“to bet, wager”), Low German and Dutch wedden (“to bet”), German wetten (“to bet”), Danish vædde (“to bet”), Swedish vädja (“to appeal”), Icelandic veðja (“to bet”); more distantly, to Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́, “bride”). Related also to gage, engage, and wage.

verb weds · wedding · wed · wedded

  1. transitive To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. The priest wed the couple.
  2. transitive To take as one's spouse. She wed her first love.
  3. intransitive To take a spouse.
  4. reciprocal To take each other as a spouse. They will wed in the summer.
  5. figuratively, transitive To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage. I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
  6. figuratively, intransitive To take to oneself and support; to espouse. They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
  7. Northern England, Scotland To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager. I'd wed my head on that.

Similar: marry

Wed²

noun Weds

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Wed..Wed.

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