marier French · revision 17291

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=c. 1145, Wace, Conception Notre-Dame|origins=la marītus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ma.ʁje/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''marier'''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|la|marītō|t=to give in marriage; to wed a vine to a tree]], a verb of the Imperial period, from [[m|la|marītus|t=husband]] (whence [[mari]]).^(TLFi)^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989)^(GLLF 1989)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(FEW|6/1, 348a)

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+ Cognate with [[ro|mărita]], [[it|maritare]], [[oc|maridar]], [[es|maridar]] and [[pt|maridar]].^(REW 1935)^(Littré 1873)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In Wace's ''Conception Notre-Dame'' (about 1145) it means to give someone in marriage.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Chrétien de Troyes' ''Cligès'' (1176) it means “to take as a wife”, a use now archaic or regional, though still common in Belgium and in colloquial French.^(TLFi)^(Wiktionary) The reflexive ''se marier'' “to get married” is in Wace (after 1170), and the reciprocal use about 1220.^(TLFi) By extension it meant to unite closely (Du Bellay, 1558) and to combine things in harmony (Madame de Sévigné, 1672), as with colours or flavours.^(TLFi)^(Wiktionary) Like the Latin verb, it was used of training vines on elms (Furetière, 1690, ''marier la vigne'', Delille, 1770).^(TLFi)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1145 – To give in marriage, Wace.^(TLFi)

+ * After 1170 – ''Se marier''.^(TLFi)

+ * 1176 – To take as a wife, Chrétien de Troyes.^(TLFi)

+ * 1558 – To unite closely, Du Bellay.^(TLFi)

+ * 1672 – To combine harmoniously, Madame de Sévigné.^(TLFi)

+ * 1690 – ''Marier des vignes avec des ormeaux'', Furetière.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|marry]], to unite in marriage (of a priest, mayor): ''le maire les a mariés''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To marry off, find a spouse for: ''marier sa fille'', ''fille à marier''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Littré 1873)

+ # ''Se marier'': to get married: ''se marier avec quelqu'un''.^(Wiktionary)^(TLFi)

+ # ''(Belgium, colloquial, regional)'' To marry (someone): ''il a marié une Française''.^(Wiktionary)^(TLFi)

+ # To combine, [[m|en|blend]] (colours, flavours, styles) to good effect.^(Wiktionary)^(TLFi)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[mariage]]

+ * [[mariable]]

+ * [[marieur]]

+ * [[remarier]]

+ * [[marié]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mari]]

+ * [[la|marītō]]

+ * [[en|marry]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}