WIVE Meaning of WIVE in English [wive] vb wived ; wiv.ing [ME, fr. OE wifian, fr. wif woman, wife] vi (bef. 12c): to marry a woman ~ vt 1: to marry to a woman 2: to take for a wife Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012