Nim (nĭm), v. t. [imp.Nam (näm) or Nimmed (nĭmd); p. p.Nomen (nō″men) or Nome (nōm).] [AS. niman. √7. Cf. Nimble.] To take; to steal; to filch.
This canon it in his hand nam. Chaucer.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Nim (nĭm), v. t. [imp.Nam (näm) or Nimmed (nĭmd); p. p.Nomen (nō″men) or Nome (nōm).] [AS. niman. √7. Cf. Nimble.] To take; to steal; to filch.
This canon it in his hand nam. Chaucer.