† nimmingn.

Forms: Old English neomencg (Mercian), Old English nimincg, Old English nimung, Old English nyming, Old English–Middle English niming, early Middle English neominge, early Middle English neomunge, early Middle English nimingge, early Middle English nimunge, Middle English mynyng (transmission error), Middle English nemyng, Middle English niminge, Middle English nymyng, Middle English nymynge, 1600s nimmeinge, 1600s–1700s nimming.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < nim v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·miŋ) /ˈnɪmɪŋ/.

Obsolete.

1. The action of taking (in various senses of the verb); an undertaking; an exaction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > [noun]

nimmingOE

takingc1230

betakingc1449

take1589

scavenge1978

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke (headings to readings) xix Quaerentes de uulsione spicarum in sabbatis : soecende of niming hera in sabatum.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 155 Neoming of husel in ani heaued sunne..nis hit to spece of prude.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 16 Iðen ilke flesche þet he nom of þe nes neuer sunne, ne i ðine..efter þe ilke nimunge [c1230 Corpus Cambr. tacunge].

a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 207 Ich bide þe..bi his nimunge and bindunge.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 183 (MED) Þet is a grat grace..þet is ycleped þe yefþe of red, huerby þe man..ne by to hastif ine his niminges.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 39 Þise greate prela[te]s..robbeþ hire onderlinges..be zome onriȝtuolle niminges [1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues askynges].

a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) 1607 (MED) Þe fotmen and þo on hors Trauaillid..Wiþ þrowyng and wiþ nymyng.

2. slang. The action or practice of stealing or pilfering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun]

micherya1393

mitchinga1393

picking1402

purloining1417

pilferc1425

pickery1460

pilfering1548

filching1567

lurching1570

pilfery1573

petty larceny1578

filching-tradea1592

prigging1591

filchery1607

nimming1607

sneaking-budge1699

pilferage1732

cabbaging1774

weeding1819

pilferment1823

crib1855

filch1877

souveniring1919

1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 66 What they haue done in Schooles for payring and nimming of the Arts.

1618 P. Holderus tr. J. van Oldenbarneveld Barneuel's Apol. sig. F3 You haue..ten times as much by nimming and iuggling.

1687 T. Brown Cal. Reform'd in Duke of Buckingham et al. Misc. Wks. (1704) 225 A pack of Vermin bred up to plundering of Hedges, nimming of Cloaks.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §49. 256 His Employments..were forging,..nimming, stealing, and all Sorts of Villainy.

a1763 J. Byrom Nimmers in Poems (1894–5) I. 194 I see no harm in Nimming, for my Part.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† nimmingadj.

Forms: early Middle English niminde, Middle English nimynge, 1600s–1800s nimming.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < nim v. + -ing suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·miŋ) /ˈnɪmɪŋ/.

Obsolete.

a. That consumes. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring

nimminga1225

devouringa1382

swallowinga1400

whelmingc1440

consumingc1475

wide-mouthed1567

devoratory1647

consumptive1651

bloodsucking1658

involving1737

engulfing1761

a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 97 God is, swa paul cweð, þet niminde fur [OE Royal fornimende fyr].

c1450 Treat. Fishing in J. McDonald et al. Origins of Angling (1963) 167 (MED) When hyt..snowyt, reynet or haylyth, thonderyt..or also nimynge hoyt [perh. read heyt], þat ys not to angle.

b. Greedy, bribe-taking. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > taking bribes

nimmingc1275

bribing1549

bribe-taking1605

c1275 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 184 King þat is wilful And domesmon niminde.

2. slang. That steals or pilfers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective]

light-fingered1546

lime-fingered1546

pilfering1546

fine-fingeredc1555

filching1570

mitching1576

lurching1577

lime-twig1602

nimming1603

pitchy1660

fingerative1674

marauding1748

light-handed1769

tarry1822

tarry-fingered1825

sticky-fingered1855

panhandling1884

tarry-fisted1906

1603 True Narration Entertainm. His Maiestie sig. E2 His Majestie, hearing of this nimming gallant, directed a Warrant..to haue him hanged.

1693 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais in Wks. (1834) iii. xxxviii. 316 Nimming and Filching fool.

1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. x. 13 'Twas only Nimming Ned.

1773 K. O'Hara Golden Pippin i. 4 A thriving trade The nimming jade Has pick'd up, here.

1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia p. viii Those Nimming Neds and Crook-finger'd Jacks of the typographical Tribe.

1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 158 By dexterous hands and sly Pockets were searched, for prigging swells..Now faked the nimming cly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	nimming
释义	† nimmingn. Forms: Old English neomencg (Mercian), Old English nimincg, Old English nimung, Old English nyming, Old English–Middle English niming, early Middle English neominge, early Middle English neomunge, early Middle English nimingge, early Middle English nimunge, Middle English mynyng (transmission error), Middle English nemyng, Middle English niminge, Middle English nymyng, Middle English nymynge, 1600s nimmeinge, 1600s–1700s nimming. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < nim v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·miŋ) /ˈnɪmɪŋ/. Obsolete. 1. The action of taking (in various senses of the verb); an undertaking; an exaction. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > [noun] nimmingOE takingc1230 betakingc1449 take1589 scavenge1978 OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke (headings to readings) xix Quaerentes de uulsione spicarum in sabbatis : soecende of niming hera in sabatum. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 155 Neoming of husel in ani heaued sunne..nis hit to spece of prude. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 16 Iðen ilke flesche þet he nom of þe nes neuer sunne, ne i ðine..efter þe ilke nimunge [c1230 Corpus Cambr. tacunge]. a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 207 Ich bide þe..bi his nimunge and bindunge. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 183 (MED) Þet is a grat grace..þet is ycleped þe yefþe of red, huerby þe man..ne by to hastif ine his niminges. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 39 Þise greate prela[te]s..robbeþ hire onderlinges..be zome onriȝtuolle niminges [1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues askynges]. a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) 1607 (MED) Þe fotmen and þo on hors Trauaillid..Wiþ þrowyng and wiþ nymyng. 2. slang. The action or practice of stealing or pilfering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun] micherya1393 mitchinga1393 picking1402 purloining1417 pilferc1425 pickery1460 pilfering1548 filching1567 lurching1570 pilfery1573 petty larceny1578 filching-tradea1592 prigging1591 filchery1607 nimming1607 sneaking-budge1699 pilferage1732 cabbaging1774 weeding1819 pilferment1823 crib1855 filch1877 souveniring1919 1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 66 What they haue done in Schooles for payring and nimming of the Arts. 1618 P. Holderus tr. J. van Oldenbarneveld Barneuel's Apol. sig. F3 You haue..ten times as much by nimming and iuggling. 1687 T. Brown Cal. Reform'd in Duke of Buckingham et al. Misc. Wks. (1704) 225 A pack of Vermin bred up to plundering of Hedges, nimming of Cloaks. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §49. 256 His Employments..were forging,..nimming, stealing, and all Sorts of Villainy. a1763 J. Byrom Nimmers in Poems (1894–5) I. 194 I see no harm in Nimming, for my Part. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † nimmingadj. Forms: early Middle English niminde, Middle English nimynge, 1600s–1800s nimming. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < nim v. + -ing suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·miŋ) /ˈnɪmɪŋ/. Obsolete. 1. a. That consumes. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring nimminga1225 devouringa1382 swallowinga1400 whelmingc1440 consumingc1475 wide-mouthed1567 devoratory1647 consumptive1651 bloodsucking1658 involving1737 engulfing1761 a1225 ( Ælfric's Homily In Die Sancto Pentecosten (Lamb. 487) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 97 God is, swa paul cweð, þet niminde fur [OE Royal fornimende fyr]. c1450 Treat. Fishing in J. McDonald et al. Origins of Angling (1963) 167 (MED) When hyt..snowyt, reynet or haylyth, thonderyt..or also nimynge hoyt [perh. read heyt], þat ys not to angle. b. Greedy, bribe-taking. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > taking bribes nimmingc1275 bribing1549 bribe-taking1605 c1275 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 184 King þat is wilful And domesmon niminde. 2. slang. That steals or pilfers. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] light-fingered1546 lime-fingered1546 pilfering1546 fine-fingeredc1555 filching1570 mitching1576 lurching1577 lime-twig1602 nimming1603 pitchy1660 fingerative1674 marauding1748 light-handed1769 tarry1822 tarry-fingered1825 sticky-fingered1855 panhandling1884 tarry-fisted1906 1603 True Narration Entertainm. His Maiestie sig. E2 His Majestie, hearing of this nimming gallant, directed a Warrant..to haue him hanged. 1693 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais in Wks. (1834) iii. xxxviii. 316 Nimming and Filching fool. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. x. 13 'Twas only Nimming Ned. 1773 K. O'Hara Golden Pippin i. 4 A thriving trade The nimming jade Has pick'd up, here. 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia p. viii Those Nimming Neds and Crook-finger'd Jacks of the typographical Tribe. 1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 158 By dexterous hands and sly Pockets were searched, for prigging swells..Now faked the nimming cly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.OEadj.a1225
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