nemme

See also: nemmé

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

nemme (third-person singular present nemmp, preterite nohm, past participle jenomme)

1. (Ripuarian) to take

Usage notes

• The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is not reflected in spelling. The preterite has /ɔː/. The past participle has /o/, less often /ɔ/.
• Virtually all dialects of Moselle Franconian lack this verb, using hole, holle instead.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛmə/, [ˈnɛmə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse næmi, from Proto-Germanic *nēmiją, related to the following word.

Noun

nemme n (singular definite nemmet, not used in plural form)

1. (rare) understanding, learning ability

Declension

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nemme	nemmet
genitive	nemmes	nemmets

Declension of nemme

References

• “nemme,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Nemme,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), cognate with German nehmen.

Verb

nemme (past tense nemmede, past participle nemmet)

1. (rare) to learn

Conjugation

	present	past
simple	nemmer	nemmede
perfect	har nemmet	havde nemmet
passive	nemmes	nemmedes
participle	nemmende	nemmet
imperative	nem	—
infinitive	nemme	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	nemmen	—

Inflection of nemme

References

• “nemme,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nemme,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nemme

1. plural and definite singular attributive of nem

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

nemme

1. to take

Derived terms

• mitnemme
• wechnemme
• zunemme
• zuricknemme

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Verb

nemme

1. to take, to appropriate
2. to receive