niman
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[edit] Gothic
[edit] Romanization
niman
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nemanan, probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“take”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German neman (German nehmen), Old Saxon niman (Dutch nemen), Old Norse nema (Danish nemme), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish nem (“present”), Latvian ņemt ("to take"), Ancient Greek νέμω (nemō).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈnɪmɑn/
[edit] Verb
niman (strong class IV) (3 singular present nimþ, 3 singular preterite nam, preterite plural nāmon, past participle (ġe)numen)
