"wive" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: A version of wyf with the voiced consonant analogically brought in from the plural forms. Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wive
  1. Alternative form of wyf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wyf
    Sense id: en-wive-enm-noun-gyz-OESu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 28 32 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 26 35 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 20 51 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old English wīfa, nominative plural of wīf. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wīfa}} Old English wīfa Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} wive
  1. Alternative form of wyve (“wives”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wyve (extra: wives)
    Sense id: en-wive-enm-noun--Hq4CXp1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 28 32 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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