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English word origin

Etymology of wifed

From wife (noun) + -ed (“having”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Having a wife or the specified number of wives.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From wife (noun) + -ed (“having”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

simple past and past participle of wife

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From wife (verb) + -ed (past-tense suffix).

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