noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɹaɪdəl/
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homophone: bridal
rhymes with -aɪdəl
CMU ARPABET:B R AY1 D AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
Across languages
Translations
192 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
gjem
— headgear for horse
Albanian:
fre
— headgear for horse
Southern Altai:
ӱйген
(üygen)
— headgear for horse
Southern Altai:
ӱгӧн
(ügön)
— headgear for horse
Amharic:
ልጓም
(ləgwam)
— headgear for horse
Arabic:
لِجَام
(lijām)
— headgear for horse
Arabic:
صُرْع
(ṣurʕ)
— headgear for horse
Arabic:
عِنَان
(ʕinān)
— headgear for horse
Arabic:
لجام
(ligām)
— headgear for horse
Armenian:
սանձ
(sanj)
— headgear for horse
Aromanian:
fãrnu
— headgear for horse
Aromanian:
frãn
— headgear for horse
Asturian:
brides
— headgear for horse
Azerbaijani:
yüyən
— headgear for horse
Azerbaijani:
cilov
— headgear for horse
Bashkir:
йүгән
(yügən)
— headgear for horse
Belarusian:
вуздэ́чка
(vuzdéčka)
— headgear for horse
Bengali:
লাগাম
(lagam)
— headgear for horse
Bulgarian:
юзда́
(juzdá)
— headgear for horse
Burmese:
ဇက်ခွံ့
(jakhkwam.)
— headgear for horse
Catalan:
brida
— headgear for horse
Chinese Mandarin:
轡 /辔
(pèi)
— headgear for horse
Chinese Mandarin:
轡頭 /辔头
(pèitóu)
— headgear for horse
Chinese Mandarin:
馬籠頭 /马笼头
(mǎlóngtóu)
— headgear for horse
Chuvash:
йӗвен
(jĕven)
— headgear for horse
Cimbrian:
brittel
— headgear for horse
Czech:
uzda
— headgear for horse
Dalmatian:
braina
— headgear for horse
Danish:
bidsel
— headgear for horse
Dutch:
hoofdstel
— headgear for horse
Dutch:
toom
— headgear for horse
Esperanto:
brido
— headgear for horse
Estonian:
valjad
— headgear for horse
Faroese:
boksl
— headgear for horse
Finnish:
suitset
— headgear for horse
French:
bride
— headgear for horse
Friulian:
brene
— headgear for horse
Galician:
brida
— headgear for horse
Galician:
freo
— headgear for horse
Georgian:
აღვირი
(aɣviri)
— headgear for horse
Georgian:
ლაგამი
(lagami)
— headgear for horse
German:
Zaumzeug
— headgear for horse
German:
Zaum
— headgear for horse
Greek:
χαλινάρι
(chalinári)
— headgear for horse
Ancient Greek:
ἀμπυκτήρ
(ampuktḗr)
— headgear for horse
Ancient Greek:
ἡνίᾱ
(hēníā)
— headgear for horse
Ancient Greek:
χαλινός
(khalinós)
— headgear for horse
Gujarati:
લગામ
(lagām)
— headgear for horse
Hebrew:
רֶסֶן
(résen)
— headgear for horse
Hindi:
लगाम
(lagām)
— headgear for horse
Hungarian:
kantár
— headgear for horse
Icelandic:
beisli
— headgear for horse
Ido:
brido
— headgear for horse
Indonesian:
kekang
— headgear for horse
Irish:
srian
— headgear for horse
Italian:
briglia
— headgear for horse
Japanese:
手綱
(tadzuna)
— headgear for horse
Kazakh:
жүген
(jügen)
— headgear for horse
Khmer:
បង្ហៀរ
(bɑɑbɑnghiə)
— headgear for horse
Korean:
굴레
(gulle)
— headgear for horse
Korean:
고삐
(goppi)
— headgear for horse
Central Kurdish:
لْغاو
(liẍaw)
— headgear for horse
Northern Kurdish:
dizgîn
— headgear for horse
Northern Kurdish:
liwan
— headgear for horse
Northern Kurdish:
lixav
— headgear for horse
Southern Kurdish:
لْغاو
(liẍaw)
— headgear for horse
Kyrgyz:
жүгөн
(jügön)
— headgear for horse
Lao:
ແຄ່ມ
(khǣm)
— headgear for horse
Lao:
ໃຫຍ້
(h)
— headgear for horse
Latin:
frēnum
— headgear for horse
Latin:
aurea
— headgear for horse
Latvian:
iemaukti
— headgear for horse
Lithuanian:
kamanos
— headgear for horse
Macedonian:
узда
(uzda)
— headgear for horse
Malay:
kekang
— headgear for horse
Malayalam:
കടിഞ്ഞാൺ
(kaṭiññāṇ)
— headgear for horse
Maltese:
lġiem
— headgear for horse
Manchu:
ᡥᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠ
(hadala)
— headgear for horse
Māori:
paraire
— headgear for horse
Māori:
paraehe
— headgear for horse
Mongolian:
хазаар
(xazaar)
— headgear for horse
Mongolian:
ᠬᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠷ
(qaǰaɣar)
— headgear for horse
Norman:
bridot
— headgear for horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
bissel
— headgear for horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
hodelag
— headgear for horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
beisel
— headgear for horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hovudlag
— headgear for horse
Church Slavic:
оузда
(uzda)
— headgear for horse
Old East Slavic:
узда
(uzda)
— headgear for horse
Old English:
brīdel
— headgear for horse
Pashto:
لگام
(legām)
— headgear for horse
Persian:
لگام
(legâm)
— headgear for horse
Persian:
لجام
(lejâm)
— headgear for horse
Persian:
عنان
('anân)
— headgear for horse
Polish:
uzda
— headgear for horse
Polish:
ogłowie
— headgear for horse
Portuguese:
brida
— headgear for horse
Punjabi:
ਲਗਾਮ
(lagām)
— headgear for horse
Romanian:
frâu
— headgear for horse
Romanian:
hăț
— headgear for horse
Russian:
узда́
(uzdá)
— headgear for horse
Russian:
узде́чка
(uzdéčka)
— headgear for horse
Sardinian:
frenu
— headgear for horse
Scottish Gaelic:
srian
— headgear for horse
Serbo-Croatian:
узде
— headgear for horse
Serbo-Croatian:
uzde
— headgear for horse
Slovak:
uzda
— headgear for horse
Slovene:
uzda
— headgear for horse
Spanish:
brida
— headgear for horse
Swahili:
hatamu
— headgear for horse
Swedish:
betsel
— headgear for horse
Tajik:
ҷилав
(jilav)
— headgear for horse
Tajik:
лаҷом
(lajom)
— headgear for horse
Tajik:
инон
(inon)
— headgear for horse
Tatar:
йөгән
(yögän)
— headgear for horse
Telugu:
కళ్లెము
(kaḷlemu)
— headgear for horse
Thai:
ขลุม
(klǔm)
— headgear for horse
Thai:
บังเหียน
(bang-hǐian)
— headgear for horse
Tigrinya:
ልጓም
(ləgwam)
— headgear for horse
Turkish:
dizgin
— headgear for horse
Turkish:
yular
— headgear for horse
Turkish:
oyan
— headgear for horse
Ottoman Turkish:
اویان
(oyan)
— headgear for horse
Ottoman Turkish:
لكام
(ligam)
— headgear for horse
Turkmen:
jylaw
— headgear for horse
Ukrainian:
вузде́чка
(vuzdéčka)
— headgear for horse
Urdu:
لَگام
(lagām)
— headgear for horse
Uyghur:
يۈگەن
(yügen)
— headgear for horse
Uyghur:
تىزگىن
(tizgin)
— headgear for horse
Uzbek:
yugan
— headgear for horse
Uzbek:
jugan
— headgear for horse
Vietnamese:
cương ngựa
— headgear for horse
Vietnamese:
cương
— headgear for horse
Vilamovian:
caum
— headgear for horse
Welsh:
ffrwyn
— headgear for horse
Yakut:
үүн
(üün)
— headgear for horse
Armenian:
սանձահարել
(sanjaharel)
— to put a bridle on
Azerbaijani:
yüyənləmək
— to put a bridle on
Czech:
nauzdit
— to put a bridle on
Dutch:
breidelen
— to put a bridle on
Finnish:
suitsia
— to put a bridle on
French:
brider
— to put a bridle on
Galician:
enfrear
— to put a bridle on
Galician:
embridar
— to put a bridle on
German:
aufzäumen
— to put a bridle on
German:
Zaumzeug anlegen
— to put a bridle on
Ancient Greek:
χαλινόω
(khalinóō)
— to put a bridle on
Ido:
bridagar
— to put a bridle on
Italian:
imbrigliare
— to put a bridle on
Māori:
paraire
— to put a bridle on
Polish:
kiełznać
— to put a bridle on
Russian:
взну́здывать
(vznúzdyvatʹ)
— to put a bridle on
Russian:
взнузда́ть
(vznuzdátʹ)
— to put a bridle on
Serbo-Croatian:
zauzdati
— to put a bridle on
Slovak:
zauzdiť
— to put a bridle on
Slovak:
zauzďovať
— to put a bridle on
Spanish:
embridar
— to put a bridle on
Swedish:
betsla
— to put a bridle on
Turkish:
gemlemek
— to put a bridle on
Turkish:
oyanlamak
— to put a bridle on
Ottoman Turkish:
اویانلامق
(oyanlamak)
— to put a bridle on
Welsh:
ffrwyno
— to put a bridle on
Armenian:
սանձահարել
(sanjaharel)
— to check, restrain
Aromanian:
nfãrnu
— to check, restrain
Bulgarian:
обуздавам
(obuzdavam)
— to check, restrain
Dutch:
intomen
— to check, restrain
Dutch:
in bedwang houden
— to check, restrain
Finnish:
suitsia
— to check, restrain
French:
brider
— to check, restrain
French:
refréner
— to check, restrain
German:
zügeln
— to check, restrain
German:
in Zaum halten
— to check, restrain
Romanian:
înfrâna
— to check, restrain
Russian:
обу́здывать
(obúzdyvatʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
обузда́ть
(obuzdátʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
сде́рживать
(sdérživatʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
сдержа́ть
(sderžátʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
усмиря́ть
(usmirjátʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
усмири́ть
(usmirítʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
укроща́ть
(ukroščátʹ)
— to check, restrain
Russian:
укроти́ть
(ukrotítʹ)
— to check, restrain
Welsh:
ffrwyno
— to check, restrain
Dutch:
gepikeerd reageren
— to show hostility
Dutch:
zich vijandig opstellen
— to show hostility
Finnish:
vastustaa
— to show hostility
French:
être susceptible
— to show hostility
French:
réagir de manière piquée
— to show hostility
German:
feindselig reagieren
— to show hostility
German:
abweisend reagieren
— to show hostility
German:
sich abweisend verhalten
— to show hostility