nema.
to take, capture
Meaning & usage
to take, capture
to mine (ore, coal, etc.)
to amount to
to detect, perceive
Augað er það skynfæri er nemur ljós.
to study (a specified subject)
Ég nem frönsku.
an auxiliary verb used with a main verb in the infinitive; this construction has the same meaning as the main verb, its inflection simply being transferred to the auxiliary, and serves merely to obtain a fitting rhyme and syllable structure
Bjarni nam ei fálkann fá
to touch, to reach
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-, *neme-.
except
unless
but that, whether or not (introducing a hypothetical but likely scenario)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse nema.
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