First Known Use: before 12th century
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wed
verb \ˈwed\
: to bring or join (two things) together
wed·ded also wedwed·ding
Full Definition of WED
transitive verb
1
: to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
2
: to join in marriage
3
: to unite as if by marriage: as a : to place in close or intimate association <films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music — Gerald Early> b : to link by commitment or custom <was wed to the old ways>
intransitive verb
: to enter into matrimony
— wed·der noun
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Origin of WED
Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti, Gothic wadi, Latin vad-, vas bail, security
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verb \ˈwed\
wed·ded also wedwed·ding
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