Wed — Defs

01 n. A pledge; a pawn.

1.
A pledge; a pawn.[Obs.]
“Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security].” — Chaucer.

02 v. t. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse.

imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding

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.

03 v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry.