nieve

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[ neev, neef ]

noun
  1. Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.

Origin of nieve

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First recorded in 1275–1325; from Old Norse hnefi, of uncertain ultimate origin; cognate with Danish næve, Swedish näve

Other definitions for nieve (2 of 2)

nieve2

adjective
  1. a frequent misspelling of naive.

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British Dictionary definitions for nieve

nieve

/ (niːv) /


noun
  1. Scot and Northern English dialect the closed hand; fist

Origin of nieve

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C14: from Old Norse hnefi

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