Plural of gyge, an archaic or dialectal term for a device used in medieval times, possibly a constraint or restraint.
From Middle English and Old English origins, possibly related to Old Norse or Germanic roots meaning to bind or constrain. The word is quite archaic and rarely appears in modern texts.
Gyges appears mostly in historical documents about medieval restraints and torture devices, making it a window into how specialized vocabulary developed for instruments we hopefully never need to use anymore.
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