gyve

Meaning

Noun

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

Verb

To shackle, fetter, chain.

Synonyms

fetter

shackle

chain

enchain

hobble

hopple

plight

tether

tie down

trammel

bind

put into irons / chains

bondage

Translations

δεσμεύω

πέδικλο

πεδικλώ

ayak zinciri

bukağı

pranga

prangaya vurmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒaɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *give

Cognate with Welsh: gefyn

Cognate with Irish: geibbionn

Inherited from Middle English: given

In summary

From Middle English *give, *gyve (found only in plural gives, gyves (“shackles; fetters”)). Of uncertain origin, possibly from low dialect taking from Celtic; compare Welsh gefyn (“fetter, shackle”), Irish geibbionn (“fetters”), geimheal (“fetter, chain, shackle”); these are from Proto-Celtic *gem- (“shackle, chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to squeeze, grab, press”), see also Proto-Slavic *žęti, Ancient Greek γέντο (génto). The modern pronunciation with /dʒ/ is due to the spelling.
The verb is from Middle English given, gyven (“to shackle”), from the noun.