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Added 10 October 2026

wive

/waɪv/ verb

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To marry (a woman).
To provide (someone) with a wife.

Origin

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

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