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nim^¹

/nɪm/

Sounds like nym · Rhymes with -ɪm

Where it comes from

From Middle English nimen, from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to give or take one's due”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian nieme (“to take”), West Frisian nimme (“to take”), Dutch nemen (“to take”), Low German nehmen (“to take”), German nehmen (“to take”), Danish nemme (“to learn, grasp”). Related to numb and nimble.

verb nims · nimming · nam · nimmed · num

obsolete, transitive To take or seize. Ich cham a Cornysche man, al[e] che can brew; […] Nym me a quart of ale, that iche may it of sup.
archaic, slang, transitive To filch, steal, pilfer. They'll question Mars, and, by his look, Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak;
UK, dialectal, intransitive To walk with short, quick strides; trip along. The old lady does nim along.

noun

uncountable A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

nim^²

noun nims

alternative Alternative form of neem (“Indian tree”).

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@misc{nim_2026,
  title = {nim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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