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gyve

[ jahyv ]
/ dʒaɪv /
Archaic.

noun

Usually gyves. a shackle, especially for the leg; fetter.

verb (used with object), gyved, gyv·ing.

to shackle.

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Origin of gyve

1175–1225; Middle English give< ?

OTHER WORDS FROM gyve

un·gyved, adjective

Words nearby gyve

gyrus, gyrus fornicatus, GySgt, gyttja, Gyumri, gyve, h, H1B visa, H1N1, H2O, H8
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British Dictionary definitions for gyve

gyve
/ (dʒaɪv) archaic /

verb

(tr) to shackle or fetter

noun

(usually plural) fetters

Word Origin for gyve

C13: of unknown origin
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