English Explanatory Dictionary

wive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To marry (a woman).
  2. To provide (someone) with a wife.

Pronunciation

/waɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wive.wav

Word forms

wive wives wiving wived

Etymology

From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).

Synonyms

bewife take to wife wife
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