🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zaumzeug

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zaumzeug

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bridle/ˈbraɪ.dəl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er legte dem Pferd das Zaumzeug an."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The headgear used to control a horse, consisting of straps, a bit, and reins.

    "She carefully adjusted the bridle before mounting the horse."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Old English 'brīdel', of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch 'brīdel' and Old High German 'brittil'.

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