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▪ I. † neve1 Obs.
Forms: 1 nefa, 2 neafa, nefe, 2–5 neue, 4 newe, 4–6 neve, 6 nevve, nephe.
[OE. nefa = OFris. neva, OS. nevo (MDu. neve, neef, Du. neef), MLG. neve, OHG. nevo, nefo (MHG. neve, nefe, G. neffe), ON. nefi:—OTeut. *neƀon-, related to L. nepōt-, nepos grandson, Gr. νέποδες (pl.), offspring, Skr. napāt-, napt- descendant, grandson: cf. nephew.]
1. A nephew.
Beowulf 2206 Hearde hildefrecan..niða ᵹenæᵹdan nefan Hererices. c900O.E. Chron. (Parker MS.) an. 670 Hloþhere feng to biscepdome ofer Wesseaxan, æᵹelbryhtes biscopes nefa. a1122Ibid. (Laud MS.) an. 1114 Þone ærcediæcne Iohan þes arcebiscopes neafe. 1154Ibid. an. 1137 Þar he nam..hise neues. c1250Gen. & Ex. 724 He toc him loth on sunes stede; He was hise neve. 13..Guy Warw. (A.) 1418 Hougoun, Þat was þe doukes neve Otoun. c1350Will. Palerne 3418 Þe stiward had a newe but of ȝong age. c1440Jacob's Well 96, I louyd my neve as weel as ony of my kyn. 1516Test. Ebor. (Surtees) VI. 1 To Walter Percehay my neve xx s. c1540Plumpton Corr. (Camden) 238 You required me to helpe Tho. Compton, your nephe, to some honiest ocopation.
2. A grandson.
c1440Promp. Parv. 355/1 Neve, sonys sone, nepos. 1534Tindale 1 Tim. v. 4 If eny widdowes have children or neves [1525 neveus].
3. A spendthrift. rare—1.
c1440Promp. Parv. 355/1 Neve, neuerthryfte, or wastour.
▪ II. † neve2 Obs. rare—1.
[a. obs. F. neve, or ad. L. næv-us nævus.]
A mark on the skin.
1624Burton Anat. Mel. iii. ii. v. iii. (ed. 2) 442 Frechons, haires, warts, neues, inequalities.
▪ III. neve
obs. form of nieve. |