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Inflections of 'gyve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gyves: v 3rd person singular

gyving: v pres p

gyved: v past

gyved: v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gyve n., v., gyved, gyv•ing. [Archaic.]
n.

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

v.t.

to shackle.

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Middle English give 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gyve / dʒaɪv/

(transitive) to shackle or fetter

(usually plural) fetters

Etymology: 13th Century: of unknown origin

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