- wífian
- \wífian1 wv/t2 to take a wife, marry (of the man)
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wífian
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wive — verb (wived; wiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfian, from wīf woman, wife Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to marry a woman transitive verb 1. to marry to a woman 2. to take for a wife … New Collegiate Dictionary
wive — /wuyv/, v., wived, wiving. v.i. 1. to take a wife; marry. v.t. 2. to take as wife; marry. 3. to provide with a wife. [bef. 900; ME wiven, OE wifian, deriv. of wif; see WIFE] * * * … Universalium
wive — (v.) to marry (a woman), O.E. wifian, from wif woman (see WIFE (Cf. wife)). Cf. M.Du. wiven … Etymology dictionary
wive — [[t]waɪv[/t]] v. wived, wiv•ing 1) to take a wife; marry 2) to take as wife; marry 3) to provide with a wife • Etymology: bef. 900; ME wiven, OE wīfian, der. of wīf; see wife … From formal English to slang
wive — /waɪv/ (say wuyv) verb (wived, wiving) Rare –verb (i) 1. to take a wife; marry. –verb (t) 2. to take as wife; marry. 3. to marry off. 4. to provide with a wife. {Middle English; Old English wīfian. See wife} …
wive — [wīv] vi. wived, wiving [ME wiven < OE wifian, to take a wife < wif, woman, WIFE] Archaic to marry a woman; take a wife vt. Archaic 1. to marry (a woman); take for a wife 2. to provide with a wife … English World dictionary
