nefe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English nefa.

Noun

nefe

1. Alternative form of neve (“nephew”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun

nefe

1. Alternative form of neve (“fist”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nefā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.fe/, [ˈne.ve]

Noun

nefe f

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

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	nefe	nefan
accusative	nefan	nefan
genitive	nefan	nefena
dative	nefan	nefum

Derived terms

• fornefe

Related terms

• nefa
• nefene
• nift