gyve

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As a result, we struggle with get and jet, gig and jig, give and gyve (y is a redundant letter having the same value as i), and even guilt coexists with gilt; the last two words are homophones but not homographs.

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  1. noun A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
  2. transitive verb To shackle or fetter.

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  1. From Middle English gives, gyves.

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  1. Also written give; from Middle English given, gyven, fetter, from gyves, gives, plural, fetters: see gyves.
 

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/dʒaɪv/
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