Brýd-guma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Brýd-guma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: brýdi-guma, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 brýd-guma

m. [brýd, guma a man] A bride-man, bridegroom; sponsus :--Swá swá brýdguma of his brýdbúre tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo, Ps. Th. 18, 5. Cweðe ge sceolun ðæs brýdguman cnihtas wépan, ða hwíle ðe se brýdguma mid him byþ UNCERTAIN numquid possunt filii sponsi lugere quamdiu cum illis est sponsus? Mt. Bos. 9, 15: 25, l. Se ðe brýde hæfj), se ys brýdguma qui habet sponsam, sponsus est, Jn. Bos. 3, 29: Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55. bryd-guma

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ᛒᚱᚣᛞ-ᚷᚢᛗᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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