brydhlop

== Old English == === Etymology === Of Proto-Germanic origin. Cognates with German Brautlauf, Old High German brūtlouft, Old Saxon brūdloht, Middle Dutch bruloft, Dutch bruiloft, Old Norse brúðhlaup, Swedish bröllop, Danish and Norwegian bryllup. By surface analysis, bryd +‎ hleapan. The origin of the term may relate to the theme of weddings as simulated abduction rituals in other Indo-European cultures. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrydˈxlop/, [ˈbrydˈl̥op] Rhymes: -op === Noun === brydhlop n wedding, bridelock ceremony in which the bride was conducted to her new home ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Alternative forms ==== brydlop brydloppa ==== Derived terms ==== English: bridelope === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “brydhlop”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Johnson, Mary Lynch (1927), “brydhlop”, in A modern English - Old English Dictionary (Thesis), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Ernst S. Dick (1966), “The Bridesman in the Indo-European Tradition: Ritual and Myth in Marriage Ceremonies”, in The Journal of American Folklore‎[1], volume 79, number 312, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 338–347 John Clark Hall (1916), A Concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary‎[2] (quotation in English; overall work in English), page 52