nefe

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English nefa.

Noun[edit]

nefe

  1. Alternative form of neve (“nephew”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun[edit]

nefe

  1. Alternative form of neve (“fist”)

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *nefā.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈne.fe/, [ˈne.ve]

Noun[edit]

nefe f

  1. granddaughter
  2. the daughter of one's nephew

Declension[edit]

Declension of nefe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nefe nefan
accusative nefan nefan
genitive nefan nefena
dative nefan nefum

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