catflap.org Online Dictionary Query |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan.
n[ae]ve, Sw. n["a]fve.]
The fist. [Obs.] ``I kiss thy neif.'' ``Give me your neaf.''
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[=e]f), n. [OF. ne["i]f, na["i]f, a
born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See
Native.]
A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
--Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]