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Old English · verb

wifian

Normalised wīfian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwiː.fi.ɑn/
[ˈwiː.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈwiː · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wive

Meaning

  1. to marry (a woman)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wifian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wīfiġewīfode
2nd singular wīfastwīfodest
3rd singular wīfaþwīfode
Plural wīfiaþwīfodon
Subjunctive
Singular wīfiġewīfode
Plural wīfiġenwīfoden
Non-finite forms of wifian
Form
Infinitive wīfian
Inflected infinitive wīfienne
Imperative singular wīfa
Imperative plural wīfiaþ
Present participle wīfiende
Past participle wīfodġewīfod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From wīf + -ian.

Descendants

wive

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