gyve /d͡ʒaɪv/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(literary) A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.With head and heart and hand I’ll strive To break the rod, and rend the gyve,— The spoiler of his prey deprive,— — 1845 verb1 •To shackle, fetter, chain."Say, rather, to melt the iron links which gyve soul to body," said Clifton ... — 1864 formsgyved · gyving · gyves
