neif
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They winna let us even Wi' lightest neif skim their primsie pretties Till we've concluded Peace-terms wi' a' Hellas.
From Lysistrata by Aristophanes
The old neif, after thus enjoining silence, made a gesture for the youth to follow, and shuffled noiselessly before him.
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry
O. N. hnefi, Norse neve, hand, fist, Shetland nev, Cu. neif, neive, neef.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
"Fly! fly! my lady!" cried the terrified neif, setting the example.
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry
Sweet knight, I kiss thy neif: what! we have seen the seven stars.
From King Henry IV, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William
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