| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wife | nn. | wīf | view | |
| marry | v. | wīfian | view | |
| swift | adj. | swift | ||
| woman | nn. | wīf | view | |
| woman | nm. | wīfmann | view | |
| marriage | nf. | wīfung | view | |
| dung beetle | nm. | tordwifel | ||
| female line | nn. | wīfcynn | ||
| take a wife | v. | wīfian | view | |
| married woman | nn. | hæ_medwīf | view | |
| first marriage | nf. | frumwīfung | view | |
| taking of a wife | nf. | wīfung | view |