wedding

wedding
\ \ [OE] A wedding is etymologically a ceremony at which people ‘promise’ to marry each other. The word’s source, the verb wed [OE], goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wathjōjan (source also of German wetten ‘wager’). This in turn was derived from the noun *wathjam ‘pledge’, which also produced English engage, wage, and wager.
\ \ Cf.⇒ ENGAGE, WAGE, WAGER

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wedding — Wed ding, n. [AS. wedding.] Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials. [1913 Webster] Simple and brief was the wedding, as that of Ruth and of Boaz. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Note: Certain anniversaries of an unbroken marriage… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wedding — bezeichnet: Berlin Wedding, einen Berliner Ortsteil den ehemaligen Berliner Bezirk Wedding den Film Wedding die Personen Wilhelm Carl Johann Wedding (1830–1908), deutscher Maschinen und Erzgießereibesitzer. Alex Wedding, Pseudonym der deutschen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wedding — Localisation du quartier au sein de l arrondissement Wedding est le nom d un quartier de Berlin, situé au sein de l arrondissement de Berlin Mitte depuis la réforme de 2001. Avant cette date, il formait (avec l actuel quartier de Gesundbrunnen)… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • wedding — O.E. weddung state of being wed (see WED (Cf. wed)). Meaning ceremony of marriage is recorded from c.1300; the usual O.E. word for the ceremony was bridelope, lit. bridal run, in reference to conducting the bride to her new home. Wedding cake is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • wedding — [wed′iŋ] n. [ME < OE weddung < weddian: see WED] 1. a) the act or ceremony of becoming married; marriage b) the marriage ceremony with its attendant festivities 2. an anniversary of a marriage [a golden wedding] 3. a joi …   English World dictionary

  • wedding — index marriage (wedlock) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wedding — *marriage, matrimony, nuptial, espousal, wedlock …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wedding — [n] marriage rite bells*, bridal, espousal, hook, marriage, marriage ceremony, matrimony, nuptial rite, nuptials, spousal, union, wedlock; concept 297 Ant. divorce …   New thesaurus

  • wedding — ► NOUN ▪ a marriage ceremony …   English terms dictionary

  • Wedding — For other uses, see Wedding (disambiguation). Relationships …   Wikipedia

  • wedding — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ church, registry office (BrE) ▪ traditional, white ▪ big, lavish ▪ small …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”