wive
- (ambitransitive) To marry (a woman).
- (transitive) To provide (someone) with a wife.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/waɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).
παντρεύομαι νυμφεύομαι παντρεύω
prendere moglie
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sich trauen lassen
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