From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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[aum]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
See {Wed}, n.]
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1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to
marry; to espouse.
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With this ring I thee wed. --Bk. of Com.
Prayer.
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I saw thee first, and wedded thee. --Milton.
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2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.
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And Adam, wedded to another Eve,
Shall live with her. --Milton.
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3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of
marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.
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Thou art wedded to calamity. --Shak.
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Men are wedded to their lusts. --Tillotson.
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[Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.
--Cowper.
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4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.]
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They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
--Clarendon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Wedded \Wed"ded\, a.
1. Joined in wedlock; married.
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Let w?alth, let honor, wait the wedded dame. --Pope.
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2. Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage. "Wedded love."
--Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wedded
adj 1: having been taken in marriage [syn: {wed}, {wedded}]
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