en näve

näve in a sentence

• en rejäl näve persilja
  a generous handful of parsley
• slå näven i bordet
  bang one's fist on the table
• en knuten näve
  a clenched fist
• smedens grova nävar
  the big [thick] fists of the blacksmith
• stora, grova nävar
  big, thick fists
• Han hade en cigarr i näven
  He had a cigar in his fist
• Det är pengar i näven som gäller
  It's money in [the] hand [that applies] [as in, that's what I'm demanding or the like, along with a rougher word for a hand]
• Släng i en näve riven parmesan om du gillar det
  Throw in a handful of grated parmesan if you like that

Questions

Similar words

hand

Origin

From Old Norse hnefi, compare with Norwegian Bokmål neve.

Nearby common words

näve is number 4,180 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 4,176kristna to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity, to christen (baptize, name)
• 4,177ivrig zealous, eager
• 4,178inkräktare trespasser
• 4,179rota rummage, root, poke, grub
• 4,181gratulera congratulate
• 4,182kjol skirt
• 4,183jon ion, ion; an electrically charged atom or molecule
• 4,184alliera To ally; to form an alliance