gyve

Noun

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

Verb

To shackle, fetter, chain.

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.

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