wive
part of speech
verb (wive, wives, wived, wiving — archaic)
meaning for a pupil
1) (archaic) To wive is to marry a woman, or to take a wife. This old verb is almost never used now. tree →
2) As a fragment, «wive» is usually part of «wives», the plural of «wife». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Wives" here is the plural of "wife". In the primary lessons: Found only in very old writing, such as Shakespeare's plays and old ballads. Pupils are far more likely to meet «wives» (the plural of «wife») or to see «wive» as a typo. In everyday English say «marry».
examples
- Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels; (Torah GEN.31.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him; (Torah GEN.8.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. (Torah GEN.8.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he sought for them many wives. (Writings 2CH.11.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. (Writings 1CH.4.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. (Prophets ZEC.12.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- In an old play, a man says he has come «to wive and thrive». tree →
- Henry the Eighth had six wives. tree →
- «Wive» is an old word; today we say «marry». tree →
- The farmers' wives sold butter at the market. tree →
note
Archaic: do not use it in modern writing. Plural of «wife» is «wives» (f changes to v + es), like knife → knives, life → lives. «Wive» alone is not the singular of «wives» — the singular is «wife».
Trees and pragmatics
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