nemme

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

nemme (third-person singular present nemmp, past tense nohm, past participle jenomme)

1. (Ripuarian) to take

Usage notes

• Virtually all dialects of Moselle Franconian lack this verb, using hole, holle instead.
• The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is not reflected in spelling.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛmə/,

Etymology 1

From Old Norse næmi, from Proto-Germanic *nēmiją, related to the following word.

Noun

nemme n (singular definite nemmet, not used in plural form)

1. (rare) understanding, learning ability

Declension

References

• “nemme,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Nemme,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), cognate with German nehmen.

Verb

nemme (past tense nemmede, past participle nemmet)

1. (rare) to learn

Conjugation

References

• “nemme,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nemme,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nemme

1. plural and definite singular attributive of nem

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

nemme

1. to take

Derived terms

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Verb

nemme

1. to take, to appropriate
2. to receive