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

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

• brydlop
• brydloppa

Derived terms

• English: bridelope

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brydhlop”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 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^[2], volume 79, number 312, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 338–347:
• 1916, John Clark Hall, A Concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary‎^[3] (quotation in English; overall work in English), page 52: