Noe went and his sonnes and his wyfe and his sonnes wyves wyth hym/ in to the arke from the waters of the floud.
But I will make myne apoyntement with the/ that both thou shalt come in to y^e arcke and thy sonnes/ thy wyfe and thy sonnes wyves with the.
And he lifte vp his eyes and sawe thewyves and their childern/ and sayde: what are these which thou there hast?
Iff thou be yonge then marye not yett, Iff thou be olde thou hast more wytt: For yonge men's wyves wyll not be taught, And olde men's wyves bee good for nought.
Wyves of porte ben full imperyall, Husbandes dare not theyr lustes gaynsaye, But lovely please and mekely them obaye.
Certes, so thise shrewes ne holden hem nat apayed of rosted flesh and sode flesh, with which the peple fedden hem in greet reverence, but they wole have raw flesh of folkes wyves and hir doghtres.
Thow seyst, we wyves wol our vyces hyde Til we be fast, and than we wol hem shewe; Wel may that be a proverbe of a shrewe!
In youthe he made of Ceys and Alcion, And sithen hath he spoke of everichon, Thise noblewyves and thise loveres eek.
The monk putte in the mannes hood an ape, 1630 And in his wyves eek, by seint Austin!
Of latter date, ofwyves hath he red, 765 That somme han slayn hir housbondes in hir bed, And lete hir lechour dighte hir al the night Whyl that the corps lay in the floor up-right.
He chukketh, whan he hath a corn y-founde, And to him rennen thanne hiswyves alle.
For his absence wepeth she and syketh, As doon thise noble wyves whan hem lyketh.
For catel hadde they y-nogh and rente, And eek hir wyves wolde it wel assente; And elles certein were they to blame.
L52] She rulde, shee raignd, she had hir wil Even as she wold require; But marke what fell out afterwards, 55 Good wyves I you desyre.
But if thes good wyvesall be pleasd, And pleased be the men, Ile venture one more broken pate, To sing it once agayne.
Then did he take hir from the poast, And did unbind hir then; I wold al shrews were served thus; Al goodwyves say Amen.
Well then, I see you willing are That I shall sing the reste; To pleasure al thes good wyves heire 35 I meane to do my best.
Anon forthi this same tyde Lep on thin hors and let ous ryde: So mai we knowe bothe tuo Unwarli what oure wyves do, And that schal be a trewe assay.
With that the swevene wente aweie, And tho began the king awake And sigheth for his wyves sake, Wher as he lay withinne his tente, And hath gret wonder what it mente.
This was the wise ecclesiaste, The fame of whom schal evere laste, That he the myhti god forsok, Ayein the lawe whanne he tok His wyves and his concubines Of hem that weren Sarazines, For whiche he dede ydolatrie.
Thus sche, which whilom hadde leve To duelle in chambre, mot beleve In wodes and on helles bothe, For such brocage as wyves lothe, 4650 Which doth here lordes hertes change And love in other place strange.
Certes, yit liveth in good point thilke precious honour of mankinde, Symacus, thy wyves fader, which that is 20 a man maked alle of sapience and of vertu; the whiche man thou woldest byen redely with the prys of thyn owne lyf.
And by cause that I wolde not, they had me up to Westminster, and there wolde have sent me to the gole house at Wyndsor; but my wyves and j.
And I seyd that I come thedyr to chere with my wyves brethren, and other that were my alys and gossippes of myn that were present there.
And for oure partye, the worthy Wyff of Bathe Cane shewe statutes moo than six of seven Howe wyves make hir housbandes wynne heven, [170] Maugre the feonde and al his vyolence.
The complaynte of the lewed housbandes wt the cruwell aunswers of theyre wyves herde, the kyng yivethe ther vpon sentence and iugement.
Loo yit theos fooles, god gyf hem sory chaunce, Wolde sette hir wyves vnder gouuernaunce, Make vs to hem for to lowte lowe: We knowe to weel the bent of Iackys bowe.
Touching the substance of this hyeghe discorde, We six wyves : beon ful of oon acorde, Yif worde and chyding may vs not avaylle We wol darrein it in chaumpcloos by bataylle, Iupart oure right laate or ellys raathe.
For theyre vertu of parfyte pacyence Partenethe not to wyves nowe adayes, Sauf on theyre housbandes for to make assayes.
But if you list, of youre Regallye, The olde testament for to modefye, And that yee list asselen theyre request That theos poure husbandes might lyf in rest, And that theyre wyves in theyre felle might Wol medle amonge mercy with theyre right.
It is no game with wyves for to pleye, But for foolis, that gif no force to deye.
I mene thus, whane the distaff is brooke With theyre fistes wyves wol be wrooke.
Conquest of wyves is rone thoroughe this lande, Cleyming of Right to haue the hyegher hande.
Theos housbondemen : who so wolde hem leeve, Koude yif they dourst telle : in Audyence, What folowethe ther of wyves to doone offence.
Let them be bred of pured whete seed And let uswyves eten barley brede: And yet with barley bred men telle can Our Lord Ihesu refreisshed many man.
And I seyd that I come thedyr to chere with my wyves brethren, and other that were my alys and gossipps of myn that were present there.
Wyves and widewes Wantonnes she techeth, And lereth hem lecherie That loveth hire giftes.
Having described the fall of Sampson, for instance, no more inspiring reflection occurs to him than That no men telle hir conseil til hir wyves Of swich thing as they wolde han secree fayn, If that it touche hir limmes or hir lyves.
For catel hadde they y-nogh and rente, And eek hir wyveswolde it wel assente; And elles certain were they to blame.
And she anoon up roos, with blisful chere, And kiste him, as of wyves is the wone.
But arche wyves egre in ther violence, Fers as tygre for to make affray, They have despyt and ageyn conscience Lyst nat of pryde ther hornys cast away.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wyves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
