WED

wed. Wed, v.t. to marry, join in marriage, unite

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Wed (wĕd), n. [[AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. veð a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vadůti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. �, � a prize. Cf. Athlete, Gage a pledge, Wage.]] A pledge; a pawn. Gower. Piers Plowman. Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i.e., for a security]. Chaucer.