{ } n. [ Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan. naeve, Sw. näfve. ] The fist. [ Obs. ] “I kiss thy neif.” “Give me your neaf.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } n. [ OF. neïf, naïf, 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 ]