Middle English bride continues into modern bride with regular spelling and pronunciation history.
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bride
a woman about to be or recently married
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · newly married womanbride
bride; wife
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The newly married or about-to-marry woman remains the lexical center.
Recorded in English before the twelfth century.
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Bride — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology and first known use: before the 12th century
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