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. veðja, Dan. vedde, Sw. vädja to appeal, Goth. gawadjōn 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.
are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. Cowper.
4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse.
They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. Clarendon.