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Webster 1913 Edition


Nim

Nim

(nĭm)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Nam
(näm)
or
Nimmed
(nĭmd)
;
p. p.
Nomen
(nō′men)
or
Nome
(nōm)
.]
[AS.
niman
. √7. Cf.
Nimble
.]
To take; to steal; to filch.
[Obs.]
This canon it in his hand
nam
.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nim

NIM

,
Verb.
T.
To take; to steal; to filch.

Definition 2024


ním

ním

See also: nim and n-im

Irish

Verb

ním

  1. first-person singular present of nigh
  2. first-person singular imperative of nigh

Etymology 2

From Old Irish do·gníu, 1st person singular of do·gní.

Alternative forms

  • ghním (obsolete)

Verb

ním

  1. (archaic, Aran, Ulster) first-person singular present indicative independent of déan

Synonyms

  • déanaim (dependent form in Ulster; independent and dependent form in Connacht and the written standard)
  • deinim (independent and dependent form in Munster)