What does nief mean?
Nief means (historical) A serf or bondsman born into servitude..
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/niːf/ · noun
(historical) A serf or bondsman born into servitude..
That is, because the girl was his nief, or bondwoman, the daughter of one of his villains
Ake thought if ever he was walking alone on a dark-like night and Jimmy came on him, he with his bare nieves and Jimmy with a knife, he'd stand as much chance of getting home safe as a celluloid cat that had strayed into hell[…].
Nestorius exploded at that and hit out. He roared and dismissed the class, hitting out with his old mottled gnarled niefs.
"But t' Maister can stop and hit rarely. Happen he'll mak' him joomp when he gets his nief upon him."
Use nief when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nief means (historical) A serf or bondsman born into servitude..
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That is, because the girl was his nief, or bondwoman, the daughter of one of his villains
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