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Webster 1913 Edition


Neaf

Neaf

(nēf)
,
Noun.
See 2d
Neif
.
Shak.
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Neif

,

Neaf

(nēf)
, }
Noun.
[Icel.
hnefi
; akin to Dan.
naeve
, Sw.
näfve
.]
The fist.
[Obs.]
“I kiss thy neif.” “Give me your neaf.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Neaf

NEAF

,
Noun.
The fist.

Definition 2024


neaf

neaf

English

Noun

neaf (plural neafs)

  1. Alternative form of nief (fist)
    • 1596?, William Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2, Act II. scene iv. line 181:
      Sweet knight, I kiss thy neaf.
    • 1590?, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV. scene i. line 19:
      Give me your neaf, Monsieur Mustardseed.