Wed \Wed\, v. t. [imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded or Wed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding.]

[OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan. vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See Wed, n.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wed \Wed\ (w[e^]d), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. ve[eth] a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vad[*u]ti 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. [Obs.]

--Gower. Piers Plowman.

Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wed \Wed\, v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry. ``When I shall wed.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)