manacle

Etymology


The noun is derived from, , , , , , , , , from , , and , (modern 🇨🇬, ), from , from  (ultimately from ) +  (from , variant of ).

The verb is probably derived from the noun, although according to the  it is attested slightly earlier.

Noun

 * 1) A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff;  a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
 * 2)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.
 * 1)  A fetter, a restriction.

Usage notes
Often used in the plural form, and as such a.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Basque: esku lota
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: håndjern
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: mankateno
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: ხელბორკილი
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹
 * Greek: ,
 * Hawaiian: hao hoʻopaʻa lima
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: handjárn
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: manica
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: manicae
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: лисице
 * Latin script:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Turkmen: gandal
 * Ukrainian: наручники, кайданки

Verb

 * 1)  To confine with manacles.

Translations

 * Danish: sætte håndjern på (nogen)
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: làmh-ghlais
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sätta handbojor på (någon)