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neife

neife is the alternative form of neif.

Meaning of neif

Noun

neif (plural neifs)

  1. (historical) A woman born in the state of serfdom; a female serf.
    • Neifs indeed had also an appeal of rape, in case the lord violated them by force1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Forms of neife

pluralneifes

Questions about neife

What is neife the alternative form of?
Neife is the alternative form of neif.

Words near neife in the dictionary

  1. Neidighs
  2. Neidigs
  3. Neidlinger
  4. Neidlingers
  5. neif
  6. neife
  7. Neifert
  8. Neiferts
  9. neifes
  10. neifs
  11. Neiger

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