wed
(wed), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. veð a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vadůti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. , a prize. Cf. Athlete, Gage a pledge, Wage.] A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] Gower. Piers Plowman. “Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security].” Chaucer.
wed
v. t. [imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded or Wed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. veðja, Dan. vedde, Sw. vädja to appeal, Goth. gawadjon to betroth. See Wed, n.]
1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. “With this ring I thee wed.” Bk. of Com. Prayer. “I saw thee first, and wedded thee.” Milton.
2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. “And Adam, wedded to another Eve,
Shall live with her.” Milton.
3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. “Thou art wedded to calamity.” Shak. “Men are wedded to their lusts.” Tillotson. “[Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.” Cowper.
4. To take to one’s self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] “They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.” Clarendon.
1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. “With this ring I thee wed.” Bk. of Com. Prayer. “I saw thee first, and wedded thee.” Milton.
2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. “And Adam, wedded to another Eve,
Shall live with her.” Milton.
3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. “Thou art wedded to calamity.” Shak. “Men are wedded to their lusts.” Tillotson. “[Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.” Cowper.
4. To take to one’s self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] “They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.” Clarendon.
Meaning of “wed” in English language – verb to marry (formal, used mainly in ne...
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