nieve

¹ American  

[neev, neef] / niv, nif /

noun

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

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nieve ² American  

adjective

1. a frequent misspelling of naive.

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nieve British  

/ niːv /

noun

1. dialect the closed hand; fist

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Etymology

Origin of nieve

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

Example Sentences

“La nieve, la nieve!” he called out on a recent Saturday as potential customers strolled by his 16 vats of ice cream.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023

Descubren que se acerca una tormenta de nieve que podría cubrir la superficie de todo el planeta.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2020

All those who come hunting for piñatas tend to get swept up in the show — in the birria from Jalisco, pupusas from El Salvador, nieve from Oaxaca, guasanas from Michoacan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019

This only set Donald a lauching mair than ever, and when he lifted up his nieve, and shook it at Nosey in a gude humoured way, what think ye that the cratur did?

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 by Various

“Hang me, if I do!” answered I, thumping my nieve down with all my might on the counter, and throwing back my cowl behind me in a corner. 

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin