gyve

SayJYV/d͡ʒaɪv/

Pluralgyves

Verbgyves, gyving, gyved

2 meanings of gyve

1
nounliterarycountable
A metal ring or chain locked around a prisoner's leg to stop escape.
Like a metal bracelet, but locked tight so a prisoner cannot walk away.
The blacksmith locked a heavy gyve around the prisoner's ankle.
The captive's gyves clanked as he shuffled across the stone floor.
Similarshackle, fetter, manacle, chain, iron
2
verbtransitive
To lock chains around someone's legs or arms so they cannot move freely.
Like locking handcuffs on someone, but the chains go around the legs.
Guards gyve every prisoner before the long march to the fort.
They gyved the captured soldier and threw him in the cart.
Similarshackle, fetter, chain, manacle
Oppositeunshackle, unchain, free

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Origin

An old English word for shackles. It may come from a Celtic word for a chain or fetter, but no one is sure.