![]() Hypothetically, the middle voice forms of Greek némein might be expected to mean "receive (what has been assigned or distributed)," though the attested meaning is "feed on, inhabit, enjoy," as indicated in the etymology. The Germanic verb *neman- "to take" appears to mean the opposite of Greek némein, one of whose many senses is "to give," though the meaning usually taken to be primary is "to distribute, apportion." However, as illustrated by the multiple senses of Gothic niman, taking can also imply receiving and accepting. ![]() The suffix of Old English numul, etc., is presumably the same as in swicol "deceitful" (compare swician "to deceive, cheat") and forewitol "knowing in advance" (compare witan "to know"). Middle English nemel, nymyl, nemyll "agile, quick, capable, apt," probably going back to a by-form of later Old English numul, numol, næmel (once) "quick to grasp," from num-, *nǣm-, ablaut forms of niman (class IV strong verb) "to take, get hold of" + -ol, deverbal adjective suffix niman going back to Germanic *neman- "to take" (whence also Old Frisian nima, nema "to take, appropriate, seize," Old Saxon niman "to take, get, accept," Middle Dutch nemen "to take, keep," Old High German neman "to take, seize," Old Icelandic nema "to take, get," Gothic niman "to take away, receive, accept"), perhaps going back to an Indo-European verbal base *nem- "apportion, distribute," whence also Greek némō, némein "to graze, pasture (animals), have management or control of, rule, direct, distribute, apportion, assign, give," (middle voice) némomai, némesthai "to feed on, occupy, inhabit, enjoy" and perhaps as a nominal derivative Latin numerus "numerical sum or symbol, quantity, aggregate" (< *nomeso-) These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nimble.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023 See More Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023 Alaska House of Birria, a nimble food truck, popping up at locations from South Anchorage to Eagle River, may already be on its way to you. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 14 July 2023 Under foot, a composite shank provides torsional rigidity for a nimble feel and an EVA midsole absorbs shock. Jeff Yasuda, Forbes, 17 July 2023 Years of training and deepening ties with NATO forces have made Ukraine’s forces more nimble than Russia’s in this war. Andy Kifer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023 Buying Innovation Acquiring younger and often more nimble companies taps into people closer to the ground-and probably in age-to those who listen to it most. ![]() ![]() Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 July 2023 His Oppenheimer was more interested in self-preservation than the success of the project, whereas the real Oppenheimer of the Los Alamos years was a nimble ball of energy, guiding the complex endeavor toward completion thanks to his keen feeling for the challenges his fellow scientists faced. ![]() Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 16 July 2023 Some of these are nimble local players, others are local-foreign ventures. Kevin Paul Dupont,, 29 July 2023 The light and nimble Lotus Elan was the embodiment of founder Colin Chapman's design philosophy. Recent Examples on the Web The smallest of the three and perhaps the most nimble. ![]()
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