wed

== Translingual == === Symbol === wed (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wedau. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Wedau terms == English == === Etymology === From Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge”), from *wadją (“pledge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge”). Cognate with Scots wed, wod, wad (“to wed”), Saterland Frisian wädje (“to bet, wager”), West Frisian wedzje (“to bet, wager”), Low German and Dutch wedden (“to bet”), German wetten (“to bet”), Danish vædde (“to bet”), Swedish vädja (“to appeal”), Icelandic veðja (“to bet”); more distantly, to Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́, “bride”). Related also to gage, engage, and wage. === Pronunciation === enPR: wĕdʹ, IPA(key): /ˈwɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛd === Verb === wed (third-person singular simple present weds, present participle wedding, simple past and past participle wed or wedded) (transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. (transitive) To take as one's spouse. (intransitive) To take a spouse. (reciprocal) To take each other as a spouse. (figuratively, transitive) To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage. (figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse. (Northern England, Scotland) To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager. ==== Synonyms ==== marry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === The Dictionary of the Scots Language === Anagrams === DEW, Dew, dew == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛt === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== wed inflection of wedden: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch wedde, from a byform of Proto-Germanic *wadą, whence wad. Closely related with Middle High German wete, wettin f (“drinking place, shallow pond”). The Dutch appears to require a neuter *wadją (though feminine use is also attested), the High German a feminine īn-stem *wadį̄. ==== Noun ==== wed n (plural wedden, diminutive wedje n) ford, shallow river crossing drinking place for animals ===== Synonyms ===== (ford): voorde ===== Related terms ===== wad waden == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === waase (Mooring) weet (Sylt) === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *witaną. === Pronunciation === (Föhr-Amrum) IPA(key): [vɛd] === Verb === wed (Föhr-Amrum) to know ==== Usage notes ==== The present conjugation of wed is highly irregular. Compare further kem, skel, wees, wel. ==== Conjugation ==== == Scots == === Noun === wed (plural weds) alternative form of wad (“pledge, security”)