nief

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Definition of nief in English English dictionary

A serf or bondsman born into servitude

That is, because the girl was his nief, or bondwoman, the daughter of one of his villains.

A fist

But t' Maister can stop and hit rarely. Happen he'll mak' him joomp when he gets his nief upon him..

See Neif, the fist

Etymology

() From Old French, from Latin nativus (“natural”).