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語源

Inherited from 古期英語 brȳdealo, equivalent to bride (“bride”) +‎ ale (“ale”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈbriːdaːl(ə)/, /ˈbriːdal(ə)/
• IPA: /ˈbryːdaːl(ə)/, /ˈbryːdal(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland)
• IPA: /ˈbreːdaːl(ə)/, /ˈbreːdal(ə)/ (East Saxon, Kent)

名詞

bridale (plural bridales)

1. A wedding, especially the feast at one; a bridal.
2. (rare, theology) The "wedding" of humankind and God.

派生した語

• English: bridal; bride-ale
• Middle Scots: brydaill, brydall, brydell
  • Scots: brithal

参照

• “brīd-āle, brīdal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018.
• “bridal, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.