niman
niman
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).
niman
| infinitive | niman | nimenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nime | nam |
| second person singular | nimest, nimst | nōme |
| third person singular | nimeþ, nimþ | nam |
| plural | nimaþ | nōmon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nime | nōme |
| plural | nimen | nōmen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nim | |
| plural | nimaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nimende | (ġe)numen | |
From Proto-West Germanic *neman.
nīman
| 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 | |