neif (1), nief

(NEAF.] The fist, the hand. "Give me your neif, mounsieur Mustard-seed." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iv. 1. nēif (2), nēife, s. [O. Fr. neif, naif, from Lat. nativus =native (q. v.).] A woman born in villeinage. "The female appellation of a villein, who was called a neife."- Black stone : Comment ., bk. ii., ch. 6. *nēif-ty, s. [Eng. neif (2); -ty.] The servitude, bondage, or villeinage of women.