niman
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nimman, 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 IE root was also the source of Old Irish nem (“‘present’”), Latvian nams, Ancient Greek νέμω (nemō).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈnɪmɑn/
[edit] Verb
niman (class IV strong: 3 singular present nimþ, 3 singular preterite nam, preterite plural nāmon, past participle (ġe)numen)
