Brood laughs
Brutlacht ( nd. Brutlacht, -lichte, -loft, bruloff , next to mhd. Brutloft, briutelouf , "bridal run") is an old North German term for part of the wedding celebration . He referred to the celebrations after the actual wedding and thus a sometimes day-long binge. The previous procedure, which included the church ceremony, entry into the church, and the pledge, was known as the upslag .
The word is sometimes translated directly as wedding and wedding custom.
Brutslacht is also a family name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bridal run . In: Prussian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 2 , issue 3 (edited by Eberhard von Künßberg ). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de - publication date 1932 or 1933). - Bridal run
- ↑ a b Glossary. In: Derek Meister: Rungholt's honor . ISBN 978-3-442-36310-0 ; historical detective novel
- ↑ Small Low German Dictionary ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Wedding custom (brood laugh) . In: Bocholter Stadtlexikon
