Gyves
/dʒaɪvz/noun
Shackles or fetters for the ankles or wrists.
Did you know?The word is old enough to appear in Middle English and likely came from Old French, where it meant a fetter or shackle, giving English a grim little word for restraint.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
ME
gyves
“Shackles or fetters, especially for the legs”
Old French
OFr
give
“A shackle or fetter”
Late Latin
LL
cappa?
“Uncertain; the exact deeper origin is not securely established”
Modern English
English
gyves
“Shackles or fetters”