bridale

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bridal, brydale, brydall brudale, bruydale, bruyt-ale (Southern, Southwest Midland) bredale (Kent) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English brȳdealo, equivalent to bride +‎ ale (“ale”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbriːdaːl(ə)/, /ˈbriːdal(ə)/ === Noun === bridale (plural bridalles) A wedding, especially the feast at one; a bridal. (rare, theology) The "wedding" of humankind and God. ==== Descendants ==== English: bridal Scots: brithal ==== References ==== “brīd-āle, brīdal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. == Spanish == === Verb === bridale second-person singular voseo imperative of bridar combined with le