Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WED, v.t. [Sax. weddian, to covenant, to promise, to marry; Sw. vädja; Dan. vedder, to wager; W. gwezu; L. vador, to give bail, or fœdus, a league; probably both are of one family.]

1. To marry; to take for husband or for wife. Since the day / I saw thee first, and wedded thee. – Milton.
2. To join in marriage. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, / Shall live with her. – Milton.
3. To unite closely in affection; to attach firmly. We are apt to be wedded to our own customs and opinions. Men are wedded to their lusts. – Tillotson.
4. To unite for ever. Thou art wedded to calamity. – Shak.
5. To espouse; to take part with. They wedded his cause. [Obs.] – Clarendon.