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nim(2) (iou) and dwine (iou)


nim(2) (iou)



nim verb. arch. Infl. -mm-. Pa. t. & pple nempt, nimmed, nom; pa. pple also num.
[Old English niman = Old Frisian nima, Old Saxon niman (Dutch nemen), Old High German neman (German nehmen), Old Norse nema, Gothic niman, from Germanic, rel. to Greek nemein deal out, distribute, possess, occupy.]
verb trans. Take. OE-M17.
verb intrans. Betake oneself, go. OE-LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Steal, pilfer, (something). OE.
nimmer noun ME.

dwine (iou)



dwine verb. Now arch., Scot., & dial.
[Old English dwinan = Middle & mod. Low German, Middle Dutch dwinen, Old Norse dvina. Cf. DWINDLE.]
verb intrans. Waste or pine away; fade, wither. OE.
verb trans. Cause to pine or waste away. rare. L16.