wive
[wahyv]
/waɪv/
verb (used without object)
,
wived,
wiving.
1.
to take a wife; marry.
verb (used with object)
,
wived,
wiving.
2.
to take as wife; marry.
3.
to provide with a wife.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
wiven,
Old English
wīfian,
derivative of
wīf;
see
wife
British Dictionary definitions for
wive
wive
/
waɪv
/
verb
(
archaic
)
1.
to marry (a woman)
2.
(
transitive
) to supply with a wife
Word Origin
Old English
gewīfian,
from
wīf
wife
Word Origin and History for
wive
v.
"to marry (a woman)," Old English
wifian,
from
wif
"woman" (see
wife
). Cf. Middle Dutch
wiven
.