brȳd-būr

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brȳd-būr, m.n: marriage chamber, bridal chamber; the Virgin’s womb (referring to Christ’s advent); (mystically) the heavenly marriage, the nuptial union of the bridegroom Christ and his bride (an individual or the Church). (BRUED-BOOR / ˈbryːd-ˌbuːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man embracing and holding the hand of a crowned and haloed woman.
Christ and Ecclesia as bride and bridegroom; Germany (Eberbach), 1190-1200; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 150, f. 3r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]