The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[=e]f), n. [OF. ne["i]f, na["i]f, a
born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See
Native.]
A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
--Blackstone.
[1913 Webster] Neif
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan.
naeve, Sw. n[aum]fve.]
The fist. [Obs.] "I kiss thy neif." "Give me your neaf."
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
NEIF, old Eng. law. A woman who was born a villain, or a bond woman.