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From Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to give or take ones due). Cognate with German nehmen (to take), Low German nehmen (to take), Dutch nemen (to take), English nim (to take, filch), Danish nemme (to learn, grasp), Swedish förnimma (to perceive). More at nim.

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nehman (past participle gnumman)

  1. (transitive) to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
    Deaf i ma då wås nehman?May I take some of that?
    Se håd's mit Humor gnumman.She took it in good humour.

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