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bride-ale

noun

Etymology

From Middle English brydale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding feast”), equivalent to bride + ale.

  1. inherited from brȳdealu — “wedding feast”
  2. inherited from brydale

Definitions

  1. A rustic wedding feast

    • here was a bride-ale broke In the nick

  2. The warmed, sweetened, and spiced ale presented to a wedding party on its return from…

    The warmed, sweetened, and spiced ale presented to a wedding party on its return from church.

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