1. to take; to take up; 2. to receive, get; 3. to take away, carry off; rūna niman to hold counsel; niman qēn to marry (said of a man)
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *neman; OE niman (Mod E nim arch); O Fris nima, nema; O Sax niman; Dt nemen; OHG neman (Mod G nehmen); O Icel nema]
Concordance
nimis - 2 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Luk. XIX, 21; Cor. I, VII, 28
nimiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat; 2 pers, pl, imper - Matth. X, 38; X, 41; Mrk. XI, 24; Luk. IX, 39; XIX, 24; Jhn. VII, 23; X, 18 etc.
nimand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Mrk. IV, 16; XVI, 18; Rom. XIII, 2
nimau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Jhn. X, 17
nimai - 3 pers, sing, pres, optat - Mrk. VIII, 34; XII, 19; Luk. IX, 23; XX, 28; Jhn. VI, 7
nimaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Luk. IX, 3; Cor. II, XI, 16; Ephes. VI, 17
nimaina - 3 pers, pl, pres, optat - Cor. I, IX, 25
niman - inf- Matth. V, 40; Mrk. VII, 27; VIII, 14; Luk. XVII, 31; Jhn. VI, 21 და ა.შ.
nim, nimuh (= nim + -uh, vid -uh part) - 2 pers, sing, imper - Matth. IX, 6; Mrk. II, 9; II, 11; Luk. XVI, 6; XVI, 7
nam, namuh (= nam + -uh, vid -uh part) - 1, 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 48; Mrk. XII, 20; XII, 21; XV, 23; Luk. I, 63; XX, 30; XX, 31 etc
namt - 2 pers, sing, p, indicat - Cor. I, IV, 7
nemeis - 2 pers, sing, p, optat - Cor. I, IV, 7
nemi - 3 pers, sing, p, optat - Mrk. XII, 2; XV, 21; XV, 24
nemum - 1 pers, pl, p, indicat - Luk. V, 5
nemuþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Cor. II, XI, 4; Galat. III, 2; Coloss. IV, 10
nemun - 3 pers, pl, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 1; Mrk. XII, 22; Jhn. VIII, 59; X, 31; XII, 13; XVII, 8; Nehem. V, 15
nemeina - 3 pers, pl, p, optat - Mrk. VI, 8
nimands - pres.p.- Matth. XXVII, 6; XXVII, 7; XXVII, 59; Mrk. VIII, 6; IX, 36 etc
nimiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat; 2 pers, pl, imper - Matth. X, 38; X, 41; Mrk. XI, 24; Luk. IX, 39; XIX, 24; Jhn. VII, 23; X, 18 etc.
nimand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Mrk. IV, 16; XVI, 18; Rom. XIII, 2
nimau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Jhn. X, 17
nimai - 3 pers, sing, pres, optat - Mrk. VIII, 34; XII, 19; Luk. IX, 23; XX, 28; Jhn. VI, 7
nimaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Luk. IX, 3; Cor. II, XI, 16; Ephes. VI, 17
nimaina - 3 pers, pl, pres, optat - Cor. I, IX, 25
niman - inf- Matth. V, 40; Mrk. VII, 27; VIII, 14; Luk. XVII, 31; Jhn. VI, 21 და ა.შ.
nim, nimuh (= nim + -uh, vid -uh part) - 2 pers, sing, imper - Matth. IX, 6; Mrk. II, 9; II, 11; Luk. XVI, 6; XVI, 7
nam, namuh (= nam + -uh, vid -uh part) - 1, 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 48; Mrk. XII, 20; XII, 21; XV, 23; Luk. I, 63; XX, 30; XX, 31 etc
namt - 2 pers, sing, p, indicat - Cor. I, IV, 7
nemeis - 2 pers, sing, p, optat - Cor. I, IV, 7
nemi - 3 pers, sing, p, optat - Mrk. XII, 2; XV, 21; XV, 24
nemum - 1 pers, pl, p, indicat - Luk. V, 5
nemuþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Cor. II, XI, 4; Galat. III, 2; Coloss. IV, 10
nemun - 3 pers, pl, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 1; Mrk. XII, 22; Jhn. VIII, 59; X, 31; XII, 13; XVII, 8; Nehem. V, 15
nemeina - 3 pers, pl, p, optat - Mrk. VI, 8
nimands - pres.p.- Matth. XXVII, 6; XXVII, 7; XXVII, 59; Mrk. VIII, 6; IX, 36 etc
Paradigm
4.1.1.4.
The third (preterite plural) form of this (IV) class of Gothic (and other Germanic languages) features vowel [-ē-] instead of the epenthetic vowel in above classes. The origin of this vowel is the subject of multiple hypotheses. The same lengthened vowel [-ē-] also appears in the third form of the V class strong verbs.
| IV class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
| normal grade | normal grade | lengthened grade | zero grade | |
| i/ă | -i- | -a- | -ē- | zero |
| additional element of vowel gradation for this class is any sonant, e.g. -m-, -r-, etc. | i + m = im | a + m = am | ē + m = ēm | epenthetic u + m = um |
| to come; to arrive | qiman | qam | qēmum | qumans |
| i + r = air [-ɛ-] | a + r = ar | ē + r = ēr | epenthetic au [-o-] + r = aur [-or-] | |
| to bear, carry; to bring; to give birth to | bairan [-ɛ-] |
bar | bērum | baurans [-or-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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