"neve" meaning in Middle English

See neve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛːv(ə)/ Forms: neves [plural]
Etymology: From Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|nefa}} Old English nefa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nefō}} Proto-West Germanic *nefō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*nefô}} Proto-Germanic *nefô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} neve, {{enm-noun|neves}} neve (plural neves)
  1. A nephew (offspring of one's sibling) Categories (topical): Family, Family members, People
    Sense id: en-neve-enm-noun-bS2JCE5X Disambiguation of Family: 50 38 12 0 Disambiguation of Family members: 40 38 19 3 Disambiguation of People: 45 39 16 0
  2. One's offspring or descendants. Categories (topical): Family members, People
    Sense id: en-neve-enm-noun-Z2omhTAS Disambiguation of Family members: 40 38 19 3 Disambiguation of People: 45 39 16 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 48 37 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 50 33 9
  3. (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Family members, People
    Sense id: en-neve-enm-noun-RqwqL8KC Disambiguation of Family members: 40 38 19 3 Disambiguation of People: 45 39 16 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛːv(ə)/, /ˈnɛːf(ə)/ Forms: neves [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|hnefi}} Old Norse hnefi Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} neve, {{enm-noun|neves}} neve (plural neves)
  1. nief, fist (hand with clenched fingers) Synonyms: neffe
    Sense id: en-neve-enm-noun-SLRUtszG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nefe
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for neve meaning in Middle English (4.8kB)

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