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gyve

 (jīv) Archaic
n.
A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
tr.v. gyved, gyv·ing, gyves
To shackle or fetter.

[From Middle English gives, gyves.]
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gyve

(dʒaɪv)
vb
(tr) to shackle or fetter
n
(usually plural) fetters
[C13: of unknown origin]
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gyve

(dʒaɪv)

n., v. gyved, gyv•ing. Archaic. n.
1. a shackle.
v.t.
2. to shackle.
[1175–1225; Middle English give, of obscure orig.]
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gyve


Past participle: gyved
Gerund: gyving

Imperative
gyve
gyve
Present
I gyve
you gyve
he/she/it gyves
we gyve
you gyve
they gyve
Preterite
I gyved
you gyved
he/she/it gyved
we gyved
you gyved
they gyved
Present Continuous
I am gyving
you are gyving
he/she/it is gyving
we are gyving
you are gyving
they are gyving
Present Perfect
I have gyved
you have gyved
he/she/it has gyved
we have gyved
you have gyved
they have gyved
Past Continuous
I was gyving
you were gyving
he/she/it was gyving
we were gyving
you were gyving
they were gyving
Past Perfect
I had gyved
you had gyved
he/she/it had gyved
we had gyved
you had gyved
they had gyved
Future
I will gyve
you will gyve
he/she/it will gyve
we will gyve
you will gyve
they will gyve
Future Perfect
I will have gyved
you will have gyved
he/she/it will have gyved
we will have gyved
you will have gyved
they will have gyved
Future Continuous
I will be gyving
you will be gyving
he/she/it will be gyving
we will be gyving
you will be gyving
they will be gyving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gyving
you have been gyving
he/she/it has been gyving
we have been gyving
you have been gyving
they have been gyving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gyving
you will have been gyving
he/she/it will have been gyving
we will have been gyving
you will have been gyving
they will have been gyving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gyving
you had been gyving
he/she/it had been gyving
we had been gyving
you had been gyving
they had been gyving
Conditional
I would gyve
you would gyve
he/she/it would gyve
we would gyve
you would gyve
they would gyve
Past Conditional
I would have gyved
you would have gyved
he/she/it would have gyved
we would have gyved
you would have gyved
they would have gyved
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gyve

noun
Archaic. Something that physically confines the legs or arms:
bond, chain (used in plural), fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), hobble, iron (used in plural), manacle, restraint, shackle.
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