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Romanization

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niman

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Karao

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Adverb

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niman

  1. now; today

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian nima, Old Saxon niman, Old Dutch neman, Old High German neman, Old Norse nema, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish nem (present), Latvian ņemt (to take), Albanian nëm (to take, curse), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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niman

  1. to take
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ⁊ hæfdon ġeleornad mā cræfta hū hīe þā elpendas beswīcan mehton, mid þǣm þæt hīe nāmon trēowu, ⁊ slōgon on oþerne ende moniġe sċearpe īsene næġlas, ⁊ hīe mid flexe bewundon, ⁊ onbǣrndon hit, ⁊ beþyddan hit þonne on þone elpend hindan...
      And they had learned more tricks through which they could ensnare the elephants; they took stakes and drove into the other end many sharp iron nails, and wrapped them in flax, and set them on fire, and then thrust them into the elephant from behind...

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: nimen, nymen
    • English: nim; numb (from past participle)
    • Scots: nim

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

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nīman

  1. to take

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