wive
verb
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Pronunciation: /waɪv/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).
- To marry (a woman).
“If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me.”
- To provide (someone) with a wife.