Nima

Old Swedish Dictionary - nima

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nima" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

nima: Jfr T. Wennström, Tjuvnad och fornæmi 533 och A. Rynell, The rivalry of Scandinavian and natve synonyms in Middle English espically taken and nimen, särsk. s. 367 ff. 2) discere, inhämta, lära. iak haffver minom gwdi a mothe giorth fran thän tiidh iac forstha sin syndha napm tiil tessa stvnd SvKyrkobr 305. äptir thet (ɔ: barnet) nymbir ath gaa ällir löpa MP 5: 56. - at j enu liknilse kön, skulin the minna (fel för nima? Lat. agnoscatis), huru the skulu finna the thing, som osynlikin äru SpV 5. Jfr fornima.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

nymbir MP 5: 56.
napm SvKyrkobr 305 ),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᛘᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Similar entries:

Nima (I)

Works and authors cited:

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.

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