brydhlop

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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

Noun

brydhlop n

  1. wedding, bridelock
  2. ceremony in which the bride was conducted to her new home

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative brýdhlóp brýdhlóp
accusative brýdhlóp brýdhlóp
genitive brýdhlópes brýdhlópa
dative brýdhlópe brýdhlópum

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • English: bridelope

References

  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brydhlop”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Johnson, Mary Lynch (1927), “brydhlop”, in A modern English - Old English Dictionary (Thesis), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University
  • 1966, Ernst S. Dick, “The Bridesman in the Indo-European Tradition: Ritual and Myth in Marriage Ceremonies”, in The Journal of American Folklore‎, volume 79, number 312, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 338–347:
  • 1916, John Clark Hall, A Concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary‎ (quotation in English; overall work in English), page 52:
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