Wive \Wive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiving}.] [AS. w[imac]fian, gew[imac]fian. See {Wite}.] To marry, as a man; to take a wife. [1913 Webster] Wherefore we pray you hastily to wive. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]