† i-ˈwive, ywive, v. Obs.
[OE. ᵹew{iacu}fian, f. ᵹe-, i-1 + w{iacu}fian to wive.]
intr. To take a wife, to marry.
| c 1000 ælfric Judg. iii. 6 And ᵹewifodon him..on þam hæþenum mædenum. a 1250 Prov. ælfred 261 in O.E. Misc. 118 Wo is him þat vuel wif bryngeþ to his cotlyf, so him is alyue, þat vuele ywyueþ. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 10888 He adde iwiued & an eir adde also. |