The story
From down (“from a higher position to a lower one”) + gyved (“to shackle, fetter, chain”). A Shakespearan coinage.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
down-gyved
Today it means: Hanging down, like gyves or fetters. Full definition →
Today it means: Hanging down, like gyves or fetters. Full definition →
From down (“from a higher position to a lower one”) + gyved (“to shackle, fetter, chain”). A Shakespearan coinage.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.