Bride

A bride is a woman on the day of their wedding. Traditionally, the marriage was preceded by a betrothal, but that has lost much of its importance. A groom is a man on the day of his marriage, which may also be previously been betrothed. Bride and groom together the bride and groom, also wedding couple, oberdt. and spouses, as well as maid couple called.

After the wedding is called the two spouses (husband and wife), or something veraltend husband and wife.

Etymology

The word couple bride and groom is one of the few Germans, in which the male form is derived from the female. Bride is common Germanic root, the origin of the word is uncertain. The second part of a word groom comes from the Middle High German gome, also gume, a missing word in NHG, back, the, man ' meant ( related to Latin homo, man, man '), which literally, man of the bride '. For the bride and groom together there is also the term bridegroom.

Maid pair refers to the wedding ceremony, and can also be used in non- religious context.

" Bride" is also used as a metaphor, as in " Sailor's bride is the sea" (La Paloma ) or " The rifle is the bride of the soldier. "