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Middle English
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Etymology
Inherited from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz; equivalent to breiden + -el (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
bridel (plural bridels)
- A bridle, reins, or bit; equipment for directing a horse.
a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalm 32:9”, in Wycliffe's Bible:Nile ye be maad as an hors and mule; to whiche is noon vndurstondyng. Lord, constreyne thou the chekis of hem with a bernacle and bridil; that neiȝen not to thee.- Don't behave like a horse or mule, who don't understand anything. Lord, you constrain the cheeks of them with a bit and a bridle, or they won't go to you.
- (figurative) Supervision, monitoring, constraint, direction.
- (figurative) Something that constrains or directs; a guideline.
- (rare) A strip or band of fabric.
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Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
brīdel m
- bridle
Declension
Declension of bridel (strong a-stem)
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