Hvor stammer brylop rimet something old something new something borrowed something blue fra?
Something old
Rimet kan tidligere findes i en udgave af Notes and Queries fra 1876 og kaldes en "gammel skik" i en anden bog fra 1876, Bye-gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties. Denne version er også omtalt i en novelle fra 1871, "Marriage Superstitions, and the Miseries of a Bride Elect", i The St. James's Magazine fra 1871.
Something old
The rhyme can earlier be found in an 1876 edition of Notes and Queries, and is called an "ancient custom" in another 1876 book, Bye-gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties. This version is referenced as well in an 1871 short story, "Marriage Superstitions, and the Miseries of a Bride Elect", in The St. James's Magazine.
Something old