bridel
Middle English
/ˈbriːdəl/
noun
Definitions
- The bridle; the set of headwear for directing a horse.
- The reins; the piece of headwear used to direct a horse.
- The bit; a mouthpiece for a horse that is attached to the reins.
- (figurative) Supervision, monitoring, constraint, direction.
- (figurative) Something that constrains or directs; a guideline.
- (rare) A strip or band of fabric.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English brīdel inherited from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (bridle, strap, rein) affix from Middle English breiden.
Origin
Middle English
breiden
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- braid English
- bridle English
- bridleless English
- bridlelike English
- bridlepath English
- bridler English
- bridlest English
- bridleth English
- bridleway English
- unbridle English
- briglia Italian
- *brigdilaz Proto-Germanic
- breġdan Old English
- bridel Old English
- brīdel Old English
- brīdlian Old English
- breiden Middle English
- breydynge Middle English
- bridlen Middle English
- brittil Old High German
- brīdil Old High German