Etymology

bridelock

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Today it means: Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials. Full definition →

Middle English brudlak ← Old English brȳdlāc
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  1. Old English · inherited frombrȳdlāc“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombrudlak
  3. English todaybridelock

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

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