Recent Examples on the WebIn the show, when a bridegroom from the U.K. is found dead days before his wedding, two cops must unravel the troubling case as turbulence unfolds in their own lives.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023 Advertisement Yelena’s mother has her children choose the endings of their bedtime stories each night: a Russian ending (such as wolf eating a bride) or an American ending (the bridegroom cutting open the wolf’s stomach to release the happy bride).—Carole Burns, Washington Post, 6 July 2023 Her bridegroom’s voice?—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022 The bridegroom was among those hurt.—Sofia Barrett, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021 All things being equal, the bridegroom — who had his own relationship with you — should not have excluded you when his anger was with your son.—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023 All things being equal, the bridegroom -- who had his own relationship with you -- should not have excluded you when his anger was with your son.—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023 Brydgome became bridegroom after gome became obsolete in the early 16th century, perhaps because groom was already in common use and resembled it.—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2022 Flower girl was Willa Fletcher of Fayetteville, niece of bridegroom.—Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots) brydegrome, by folk etymology from Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from brȳd + guma man; akin to Old High German brūtgomo bridegroom — more at homage
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