wyve

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

A version of wyf with the voiced consonant analogically brought in from the plural forms.

Noun[edit]

wyve

  1. Alternative form of wyf

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English wīfa, nominative plural of wīf.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

wyve

  1. plural of wyf