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downgyved

downgyved is the alternative form of down-gyved.

Meaning of down-gyved

Adjective

down-gyved (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Hanging down, like gyves or fetters.
    • his stockings fouled, / Ungartered and down-gyved to his ankle,c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Origin of downgyved

From down (“from a higher position to a lower one”) + gyved (“to shackle, fetter, chain”).

Questions about downgyved

What is downgyved the alternative form of?
Downgyved is the alternative form of down-gyved.

Words near downgyved in the dictionary

  1. downgrafted
  2. downgrafting
  3. downgrafts
  4. downgrowth
  5. downgrowths
  6. downgyved
  7. Downham
  8. Downham Market
  9. downhanging
  10. downhaul
  11. downhauls

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