Bridleth
/ˈbraɪdəlθ/noun
An archaic third-person singular present form of “bridle,” meaning restrains or controls.
Did you know?“Bridleth” appears in the King James Bible in James 1:26: “If any man…bridleth not his tongue,” using the image of controlling speech like a horse with a bridle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-West Germanic
PWGmc
*brīdul
“A bridle or rein used to control a horse”
Old English
Old English
brīdel
“A bridle, curb, or means of controlling a horse”
Old English
Old English
brīdlian
“To put a bridle on; to restrain or control”
Middle English
Middle English
bridelen
“To bridle, restrain, or check”
16th–17th Century
English
bridleth
“The archaic third-person singular form: “he or she bridles””
Modern English
English
bridle
“To restrain, control, or place a bridle on an animal”