To playe mywiffe and me a fitt, When abed together wee bee.
To playe my wiffe and me a fitt[303], When abed together wee bee.
Gett me a wiffe where-ere I may, For I had rather be slaine!
And when the merchants they came home, Their wiues to eche other can say, Heere hath beene good Christopher White, And he hath tane thywiffe away.
God let neuer soe old a man Marry soe yonge a wiffe As did Old Robin of Portingale; He may rue all the dayes of his liffe.
Now take thy wife, thou King Harry, And loue her as thou shold; Thy wiffe shee is as true to thee As stone that lies on the castle wall.
He sayes, Come hither, thou litle ffoot-page, That runneth lowlye by my knee, Ffor thou shalt goe to Iohn Stewards wiffe And pray her speake with mee.
The wiffe she cried; but he replied By swereing moe and moe.
Ther ben a knyght, Sir Hoten hight, That on a time did swere In mighty store othes mickle sore, Whiche grieved his wiffe to here.
He sweren soe (and mickle moe) It made man's flesch to creepen, The air ben blue with his ado And sore his wiffe ben wepen.
Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
Marry soe yonge a wiffe As did old Robin of Portingale!
Itt shall neuer become that wiffe that hath once done amisse’: Then euery knight in the King’s court began to care for his wiffe.
Gett me a wiffe whereere I may, For I had rather be slaine!
Linne, to John o the Scales wiffe thus sayd hee: sayd, "Dame, wilt thou not trust me one shott that I may sitt downe in this company?
Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, And he proferred to this little boy twenty markes to his meede, 22 And all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why, this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
Itt shall neuer become that wiffe that hath once done amisse:' Then euery knight in the kings court began to care for his.
Forth came an old knight Pattering ore a creede, And he proferred to this litle boy Twenty markes to his meede; And all the time of the Christmasse 85 Willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might Doe his wiffe some need.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wiffe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
