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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Name,) Naim, v.2 (Appar. med. L. (Sc.) namare to seize, distrain, namus, nama, namum, n., f. OE. naam, ndm distress, distraint.) —1588 Murray Early B. Organ. II. 126.
[To] naim, fens and arrest all peittis turves quhilk ar cassing … be onfrie … men
