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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n. pl.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">bride-gift</b> (Il.; on the meaning Köstler WienAkAnz. 81 [1944] 6ff., Theiler Mus. Helv. 7, 114 w. lit.).<br />Other forms: hom. also <b class="b3">ἔεδνα</b> (s. below), rarely sg. <b class="b3">ἕδνον</b> (Pi., Call.)<br />Compounds: <b class="b3">ἀνά-εδνος</b> <b class="b2">withou ἕ.</b> (Il.; on the prefix Schwyzer 432, Chantr. Gramm. hom. 1, 182).<br />Derivatives: Also <b class="b3">ἄεδνον ἄφερνον η πολύφερνον</b> H.; <b class="b3">ἑδνο-φορέω</b> <b class="b2">bring bride-gifts</b> (Eust.). - Old denomin. <b class="b3">ἑδνόομαι</b> (<b class="b3">ἐεδν-</b>), <b class="b3">-όω</b> <b class="b2">give ἕ. to one's daughter</b> (β 53) with <b class="b3">ἐεδνωτής</b> <b class="b2">brides father</b> (Ν 382; cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 25; 2, 206). - Several glosses in Hesych: <b class="b3">ἕδνιος χιτών ὅν πρῶτον ἡ νύμφη τῳ̃ νυμφίῳ δίδωσιν</b>; <b class="b3">ἑδνάς ἡ ἀπὸ τῶν ἕδνων ἐδητύς</b>, <b class="b3">ἑδνεύειν ἐνεχυράζειν</b>.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1115] <b class="b2">*h₁u̯ed-</b> <b class="b2">bride-price</b>.<br />Etymology: With <b class="b3">ἕδνα</b>, <b class="b3">ἕδνον</b> from IE <b class="b2">*u̯ed-no-</b> (on the aspir. Schwyzer 227) compare Slavic and a Westgermanic word for <b class="b2">bride-price</b>: e. g. ORuss. <b class="b2">věno</b>, from <b class="b2">*u̯ed-no-</b> acc. to Winter-Kortlandt; not better to Lat. [[vēnum]] [[[dare]]]; see. Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. <b class="b2">véno</b> [1, 182f.]; OE. [[weotuma]], OHG [[widomo]] m., from PGerm. <b class="b2">*wet-man-</b>, IE <b class="b2">*u̯ed-mon-</b>; (the Gr.-Slav. <b class="b2">no-</b>suffix may be from <b class="b2">-mno-</b>, themat. of <b class="b2">-mon-</b>). - Uncertain Alb. <b class="b2">vigjë</b> <b class="b2">present, in the form of edibles, for a wedding etc.</b> (< <b class="b2">*u̯ed-l-</b> ?). - This old word for <b class="b2">bride-price</b> is generally derived from a verb <b class="b2">(take home), marry (of the man)</b>, which is seen in Lith. <b class="b2">vedù</b>, OCS [[vedo]] (with <b class="b2">-dh</b> because of the short vowel), OIr. [[fedid]]. - Skt. <b class="b2">vadhū́-</b> <b class="b2">bride, young woman, daughter-in-law</b>, which one would not like to separate from the words discussed, is because of the [[dh]] incompatible with <b class="b3">ἕδνα</b> or Germ. [[weotuma]]. - It is clear that <b class="b3">ἕδν-</b> is the younger, <b class="b3">ἔεδν-</b> the older form. The [[prothesis]] (from <b class="b2">*h₁-</b>) must be old, as it cannot be secondary and is unnecessary.