Meanings
adjectivedowngyved (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableobsoletepoeticAlternative form of down-gyved.
Origin
From down (“from a higher position to a lower one”) + gyved (“to shackle, fetter, chain”).
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APA
downgyved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgyved
MLA
“downgyved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgyved. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downgyved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgyved.
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