wifian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿīfian — wynn spelling

Etymology

From wīf +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.fi.ɑn/, [ˈwiː.vi.ɑn]

Verb

wīfian

1. to take as wife, to marry (a woman)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīfian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wīfian	wīfienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wīfiġe	wīfode
second person singular	wīfast	wīfodest
third person singular	wīfaþ	wīfode
plural	wīfiaþ	wīfodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wīfiġe	wīfode
plural	wīfiġen	wīfoden
imperative
singular	wīfa
plural	wīfiaþ
participle	present	past
	wīfiende	(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