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Old English
Etymology
From under- + niman.
Pronunciation
Verb
underniman
- to steal
- (figuratively) to take into the mind what is said or taught, receive, take upon oneself
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
Ġif ðū leornian wille hū þæt ġewurðan mæġe, þonne undernim ðū leorning-cnihtes hīw, þæt þū ðās ġerȳnu leornian mæġe.- If thou wilt learn how that can be, take a disciple's form, that thou mayest learn this mystery.
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