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