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bride gift

noun

Etymology

From bride + gift. Compare West Frisian breidsjefte (“dowry”), Dutch bruidsgift (“dowry”).

  1. inherited from *giftiz✻ — “gift”
  2. derived from gipt — “gift, present, wedding”
  3. inherited from ġift
  4. inherited from gift
  5. compounded as bride gift — “bride + gift”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of bride price (“dowry”).

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