Difference between revisions of "Dictionary:Njavi"

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NEV, n. the clenched hand, the fist. The part of an oar that is held in the hand in rowing.

[613] njafa, sb., the fist, see nev, sb. [sic!]
[615] njava, sb., the fist, see nev², sb.
[599] nev², [nev, n..v], sb., 1) the fist, clenched fist; to knepp (hnepp, snepp) de nev, to clench the fist, now more commonly: to "steik" [st..k] de nev (L.Sc. steik, vb., to close); he "steiked" his nev. 2) a fistful, handful; a nev o' bursten (corn dried in a pot), o' meal, o' tea. -- In an old fairy rhyme from Kwarf, S.Sh., reported by J.l. (Skjere, skjere skulma...; see Introd., Fragments of Norn), neva [n..va], and in a variant by breaking of e to ja: njava [..., ... (..., ...)], partly also with preserved old f: njafa [..., ... (..., ...) are found in sense of fist. With preserved f: njafatag = nevatag, nevatog; see the foll. word. -- [600] O.N. hnefi, m., the fist, also a fistful, handful, Icel. hnefi, Fær. nevi, No. neve, m., Sw. näve, Da. næve, id. L.Sc. neive.

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 === Shetland use ===
+{{snippet|Angus}}NEV, ''n.'' the clenched hand, the fist. The part of an oar that is held in the hand in rowing.{{snippet/e}}
 * [613] '''njafa,''' sb., ''the fist'', see nev, sb. [sic!]
 * [615] '''njava,''' sb., ''the fist'', see nev{{sup|2}}, sb.