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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bride-ale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
bride-ale
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rustic wedding feast

Archaic

noun

The warmed, sweetened, and spiced ale presented to a wedding party on its return from church.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English brydale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding feast”), equivalent to bride + ale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brydale, brȳdealu

Usage

Inflected Forms

bride-ales (plural) bridal (alternative)

Synonyms

bridal

Questions

What does bride-ale mean?
A rustic wedding feast
Where does bride-ale come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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