bridal

English

Etymology

From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive use was strengthened by association with bride +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʌɪdl̩/
• enPR: brīd-(ə)l, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/
• Homophone: bridle
• Rhymes: -aɪd(ə)l

Noun

bridal (plural bridals)

1. (archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:

     […] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]

Related terms

• bride

Translations

wedding

• Armenian: հարսանիք (hy) (harsanikʻ)
• Bulgarian: сватба (bg) f (svatba)
• Finnish: häät (fi) pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Hochzeit (de) f
• Romanian: nuntă (ro) f

Adjective

bridal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

   bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Derived terms

• bridal couple
• bridal day

Translations

nuptial

• Armenian: հարսանեկան (hy) (harsanekan), հարսանյաց (hy) (harsanyacʻ)
• Bulgarian: сватбен (bg) (svatben), брачен (bg) (bračen)
• Catalan: nupcial
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: morsius- (fi), hää-
• German: bräutlich, hochzeitlich (de), Braut-, Hochzeit-

Anagrams

• labrid, ribald

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Middle English

Noun

bridal

1. Alternative form of bridale