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bride.

bridle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁid/

  1. bridle

    feminine

  2. strap

    feminine

  3. loop (of a button); bride (of lace)

    feminine

  4. adhesion

    feminine

  5. flange

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bride, from Old French bride (“rein, bridle”), from Middle High German brīdel (“rein, bridle”), from Old High German brīdil (“rein, bridle”) (compare also Old High German brittil (“rein, strap”), French bretelle), from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil (“bridle”). Compare Spanish brida, Italian briglia. More at bridle.

verb/bʁid/

  1. inflection of brider: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of brider: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bride, from Old French bride (“rein, bridle”), from Middle High German brīdel (“rein, bridle”), from Old High German brīdil (“rein, bridle”) (compare also Old High German brittil (“rein, strap”), French bretelle), from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil (“bridle”). Compare Spanish brida, Italian briglia. More at bridle.

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