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nema.

to take, capture

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈnɛːma]
  1. to take, capture

    strong · verb
  2. to mine (ore, coal, etc.)

    strong · verb
  3. to amount to

    strong · verb
  4. to detect, perceive

    strong · verb
    Augað er það skynfæri er nemur ljós.
  5. to study (a specified subject)

    strong · verb
    Ég nem frönsku.
  6. 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

    poetic · strong · verb
    Bjarni nam ei fálkann fá
  7. to touch, to reach

    strong · verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-, *neme-.

conj[ˈnɛːma]
  1. except

  2. unless

  3. but that, whether or not (introducing a hypothetical but likely scenario)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse nema.

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