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Webster 1913 Edition
Wed
Wed
(wĕd)
, Noun.
[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. [GREEK], [GREEK] 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
,Verb.
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. gawadjōn
to betroth. See Wed
, Noun.
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,
Shall live with her.
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. Shakespeare
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.
Wed
,Verb.
I.
To contact matrimony; to marry.
“When I shall wed.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wed
WED
,Verb.
T.
1.
To marry; to take for a husband or for wife.--Since the day I saw thee first, and wedded thee.
2.
To join in marriage.And Adam, wedded to another Eve, shall live with her--
3.
To unite closely in affection; to attach firmly. WE are apt to be wedded to our own customs and opinions.Men are wedded to their lusts.
4.
To unite for ever.Thou art wedded to calamity.
5.
To espouse; to take part with.They wedded his cause.
WED
,Verb.
I.
When shall I wed?
WED
,Noun.