nemmen

See also: nëmmen

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”). Cognate with German nehmen, English nim.

Verb

nemmen (strong class 4 , auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to take

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “nemmen” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.