wifian

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿīfian

Etymology

From wīf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːfiɑn/, [ˈwiːviɑn]

Verb

wīfian

to take as wife, to marry (a woman)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīfian (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	wīfian	tō wīfienne
1st-person singular	wīfie wīfiġe	wīfode
2nd-person singular	wīfast	wīfodest
3rd-person singular	wīfaþ	wīfode
plural	wīfiaþ wīfiġaþ	wīfodon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wīfie wīfiġe	wīfode
plural	wīfien wīfiġen	wīfoden
imperative
singular	wīfa
plural	wīfiaþ wīfiġaþ
participle	present	past
	wīfiende wīfiġende	(ġe)wīfod

Synonyms

ǣwnian, beǣwnian, ġeǣwnian
beweddian, ġeweddian
ċeorlian, ġeċeorlian (of a woman)
fetian, ġefetian
hǣman, ġehǣman
hīwian, ġehīwian
ġewīfian (of a man)
mǣnsumian
ġesinigian
wōgian

Antonyms

tōtwǣman

Descendants

Middle English: wiven
- English: wive
- Scots: wife, wyfe, wive

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