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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), noun [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan. n[ae]ve, Sw. n["a]fve.] The fist. [Obs.] ''I kiss thy neif.'' ''Give me your neaf.'' --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[=e]f), noun [OF. ne["i]f, na["i]f, a born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See {Native}.] A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf. --Blackstone.
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