Associations to the word «Wive»

Wiktionary

WIVE, verb. (transitive) To marry (a woman).
WIVE, verb. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a wife.

Dictionary definition

WIVE, verb. Take (someone) as a wife.
WIVE, verb. Marry a woman, take a wife.
WIVE, verb. Provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.