† nimpv.

Forms: Middle English nymp.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: nim v., nip v.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of nim v. and nip v.¹ Perhaps compare Scottish and northern English regional nimp, recorded in the sense ‘a very small piece’ in Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To nibble, bite, gnaw (something). Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

c1390 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Vernon) (1892) i. 206 (MED) Summe nymped wiþ feet and hondes, As dogges don þat gnawen heore bondes.

c1390 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Vernon) (1892) i. 207 Þo þat nymped her fingres and hendes, Are Bacbyteres bi-twene frendes.

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

单词	nimp
释义	† nimpv. Forms: Middle English nymp. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: nim v., nip v.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of nim v. and nip v.¹ Perhaps compare Scottish and northern English regional nimp, recorded in the sense ‘a very small piece’ in Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To nibble, bite, gnaw (something). Also intransitive. ΚΠ c1390 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Vernon) (1892) i. 206 (MED) Summe nymped wiþ feet and hondes, As dogges don þat gnawen heore bondes. c1390 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Vernon) (1892) i. 207 Þo þat nymped her fingres and hendes, Are Bacbyteres bi-twene frendes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1390
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