wedding
wed
- (transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
- (transitive) To take as one's spouse.
- (intransitive) To take a spouse.
- (reciprocal) To take each other as a spouse.
- (figuratively, transitive) To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
- (Northern-England, Scotland) To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɛdɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.
Related words
marriage ceremony
wedding ceremony
church wedding
wedding-party
bridal procession
marriage into a family
matrimonial ceremony
marriagefeas
wedding-feast
lockinʼ
good deeds
nuptial ceremony
boda
mariage
Hochzeit
sposalizio
casamento
bruiloft
boda
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