bridegome

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bredgome, bridegoome, bridgom, bridgume, brudgume, brydegome, bryd-gome, brydgrome

Etymology

Inherited from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdigumō, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to bride +‎ gome (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbriːdɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈbriːdɡum(ə)/

Noun

bridegome

1. A (bride)groom; a man recently married or to be married.
2. (theology) God as Christendom's partner.

Descendants

• English: bridegroom
• Scots: bridegreem
• Yola: breedegroom

References

• “brīd-gǒme, -gọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.