Nam \Nam\ [Contr. fr. ne am.]
Am not. [Obs.]
Nam \Nam\, obs.
imp. of {Nim}. --Chaucer.
Nim \Nim\, v. t. [imp. {Nam}or {Nimmed}; p. p. {Nomen}or
{Nome}.] [AS. niman. [root] 7. Cf. {Nimble}.]
To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.]
This canon it in his hand nam. --Chaucer.