neive C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /niːv/ UK /niːv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun Scots and Northern English: a clenched hand; a fist He clenched his neive and struck the table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · scots and northern english:... fistclenched hand Etymology A variant of Scots nieve, from Old Norse hnefi, meaning fist. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # neive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /niːv/ **IPA (UK):** /niːv/ ## Meanings 1. Scots and Northern English: a clenched hand; a fist ## Examples - He clenched his neive and struck the table. ## Synonyms - fist - clenched hand ## Etymology A variant of Scots nieve, from Old Norse hnefi, meaning fist. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown