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nieve

¹ American

[neev, neef] / niv, nif /

noun

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

nieve ² American

adjective

a frequent misspelling of naive.

nieve British

/ niːv /

noun

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

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