niman

Gothic

Romanization

niman

1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Karao

Adverb

niman

1. now; today

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.mɑn/

Verb

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...

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:10-11

     Hē cwæð tō þām laman, þē iċ seċġe, arīs, nim ðīn bed, and gā tō þīnum hūse.

     He said to the lame man, "I say to you, arise, take your bed, and go to your house."

Conjugation

Conjugation of niman (strong class 4)

infinitive	niman	nimenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nime	nam
second person singular	nimest, nimst	nāme
third person singular	nimeþ, nimþ	nam
plural	nimaþ	nāmon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nime	nāme
plural	nimen	nāmen
imperative
singular	nim
plural	nimaþ
participle	present	past
	nimende	(ġe)numen

Derived terms

• āniman
• beniman
• forniman
• ġeniman
• *numa
• numol
• oferniman
• underniman

Descendants

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

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• neman

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

nīman

1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of niman (strong class 4)

infinitive	niman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nimu	nam
2nd person singular	nimis	nāmi
3rd person singular	nimid	nam
plural	nimad	nāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nime	nāmi
2nd person singular	nimes	nāmis
3rd person singular	nime	nāmi
plural	nimen	nāmin
imperative	present
singular	nim
plural	nimad
participle	present	past
	nimandi	ginuman, numan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: nemen
  • Low German: nehmen