brydguma

Old English

Etymology

Compound of brȳd +‎ guma, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdigumō. Cognates include Old Frisian brēdgoma, Old Saxon brūdigomo, Old High German brūtigomo, and Old Norse brúðgumi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbryːdˌɡu.mɑ/

Noun

brȳdguma m

bridegroom

Declension

Declension of brydguma (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brȳdguma	brȳdguman
accusative	brȳdguman	brȳdguman
genitive	brȳdguman	brȳdgumena
dative	brȳdguman	brȳdgumum

Coordinate terms

brȳd

Descendants

Middle English: bridegome, bredgome, bridegoome, bridgom, bridgume, brudgume, brydegome, bryd-gome, brydgrome
- English: bridegroom
- Scots: bridegreem
- Yola: breedegroom

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