nief

A serf or bondsman born into servitude.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/niːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: neve

Cognate with Scots: neif

Cognate with Norwegian: neve

Cognate with Danish: næve

Cognate with Swedish: näve

Cognate with Middle High German: nevemez

In summary

From Old French [Term?], from Latin nativus (“natural”). Doublet of naif and native.

Translations

Leibeigene

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