bridegome

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bredgome, bridegoome, bridgom, bridgume, brudgume, brydegome, bryd-gome, brydgrome === Etymology === Inherited from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdigumō, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to bride +‎ gome (“man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbriːdˌɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈbriːdˌɡum(ə)/ === Noun === bridegome A (bride)groom; a man recently married or to be married. (theology) God as Christendom's partner. ==== Descendants ==== English: bridegroom Scots: bridegreem Yola: breedegroom ==== References ==== “brīd-gǒme, -gọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018.