näve

See also: nave, naeve, nāve, næve, and nāvē

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi, compare with Norwegian Bokmål neve.

Pronunciation

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Noun

näve c

1. (informal) (human) hand
2. (informal) handful; as much as the hand will grasp or contain

Declension

Declension of näve
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	näve	näven	nävar	nävarna
Genitive	näves	nävens	nävars	nävarnas

Derived terms

• ta till nävarna
• nävkamp

Anagrams

• väne, även