"wifian" meaning in Old English

See wifian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwiː.fi.ɑn/, [ˈwiː.vi.ɑn]
Etymology: From wīf + -ian. Etymology templates: {{affix|ang|wīf|-ian}} wīf + -ian Head templates: {{ang-verb|wīfian}} wīfian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wīfian<w2>}} Forms: wīfian [canonical], weak [table-tags], wīfian [infinitive], wīfienne [infinitive], wīfiġe [first-person, present, singular], wīfode [first-person, past, singular], wīfast [present, second-person, singular], wīfodest [past, second-person, singular], wīfaþ [present, singular, third-person], wīfode [past, singular, third-person], wīfiaþ [plural, present], wīfodon [past, plural], wīfiġe [present, singular], wīfode [past, singular], wīfiġen [plural, present], wīfoden [past, plural], wīfa [imperative, past, present, singular], wīfiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wīfiende [imperative, present], wīfod [imperative, past], ġewīfod [imperative, past]
  1. to marry (a woman) Coordinate_terms: ċeorlian (english: to marry [a man]), hīwian (alt: ]) (english: to marry [either gender), sinsċipe (english: marriage)
    Sense id: en-wifian-ang-verb-dWU5Bf13 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ian

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          "name": "desc"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "English: wive"
    },
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          "args": {
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            "2": "wife",
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          },
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      "text": "Scots: wife, wyfe, wive"
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "wīfienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīfiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
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    },
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present"
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    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ġewīfod",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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          "english": "to marry [a man]",
          "word": "ċeorlian"
        },
        {
          "alt": "]",
          "english": "to marry [either gender",
          "word": "hīwian"
        },
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          "word": "sinsċipe"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈwiː.fi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwiː.vi.ɑn]"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wīfiaþ",
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        "present"
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      "form": "wīfodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīfod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewīfod",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiː.fi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwiː.vi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wifian"
}

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