gyve

A woman's ankles gyved with gyves.

Meanings

Noun

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

Verb

To shackle, fetter, chain.

Origin

From Middle English *give, *gyve (found only in plural gives, gyves). Of uncertain origin. Compare Welsh gefyn ("fetter, shackle"), Irish geibbionn ("fetters"), geimheal. The modern pronunciation with is due to the spelling.
The verb is from Middle English given, gyven, from the noun.

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