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: gyvedGerund: gyvingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
gyve noun Archaic. Something that physically confines the legs or arms:
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