Hmm... I don't know:... "Bridal" is derived more than anything from the word "Bride", right? *Old English brȳd; related to Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt] * However, "Bridle" is: *Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel; akin to Old English bregdan to move quickly* "Bridle" is related to "Braid": *Middle English breyden to move suddenly, snatch, plait, from Old English bregdan; akin to Old High German brettan to draw (a sword)* My question is why bridle straps so named? I always figured it was because how the straps pulled on the hammer like a horse, but I have no reason to think this is correct. -k > In any case, the words "bridal" and "bridle" are not unrelated > etymologically. Does one not speak of "the marriage tie" and of "tying > the knot"? > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100525/d636cb40/attachment.htm>
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