naam
noun
ˈnäm
variants or nam
plural -s
1
early English law : distraint of chattels
2
early English law : things distrained
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English nām, from Old Norse, action of taking or seizing (attested only in compounds such as landnām act of taking possession of land), learning; akin to Old English nǣm action of taking, Old High German nāma robbery; derivative from the stem of Old Norse nema to take