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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. Cognate with Faroese nevi, Danish næve, Swedish näve, Dalbian (Varmelandia) na’v.
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Noun
hnefi m (genitive singular hnefa, nominative plural hnefar)
- a fist
- Allir þögnuðu þegar hún sló hnefanum í borðið.
- Everybody went silent as she struck the table with her fist.
- a handful, a fistful, what a clenched fist can hold
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