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wive (v.)
[wive 词源字典]
"to marry (a woman)," Old English
wifian,
from
wif
"woman" (see
wife
). Compare Middle Dutch
wiven
. Transitive sense "provide with a wife" is from 1510s. Related:
Wived
;
wiving
.
[wive etymology, wive origin, 英语词源]