bridelock

English

Alternative forms

  • bridelaik

Etymology

From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride +‎ -lock.

Noun

bridelock (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.
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