Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wed \Wed\, v. 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. ve[eth]ja, Dan.
vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
See {Wed}, n.]
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, 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. --Shak.
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 \Wed\, v. 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. ve[eth]ja, Dan.
vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
See {Wed}, n.]
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, 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. --Shak.
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.
Wedded \Wed"ded\, a.
1. Joined in wedlock; married.
Let w?alth, let honor, wait the wedded dame. --Pope.
2. Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage. ``Wedded love.''
--Milton.
Source : WordNet®
wedded
See {wed}
wed
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wedded}]
[also: {wedding}, {wedded}]
wedded
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wed}]
wed
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {conjoin}, {hook
up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple
got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {tie}, {splice}]
[also: {wedding}, {wedded}]