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Old English · noun

brydguma

Normalised brȳdguma

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈbryːdˌɡu.mɑ/
Syllables
ˈbryːd · ˌɡu · mɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
bridegroombridegome

Meaning

  1. bridegroom

Declension

Declension of brydguma
SingularPlural
Nominative brȳdgumabrȳdguman
Accusative brȳdgumanbrȳdguman
Genitive brȳdgumanbrȳdgumena
Dative brȳdgumanbrȳdgumum

All forms (4)

Etymology

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

Descendants

bridegome, bridegroom

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