nahm

preterite of nehmen, to take.

took

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(class-4,strong,transitive) to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
(class-4,ditransitive,strong) to take from
(class-4,strong,transitive) to hold (in one's hands), to grasp
(class-4,strong,transitive) to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally)
(class-4,strong,transitive) to capture, to arrest
(class-4,strong,transitive) to ingest (e.g. a pill)
(class-4,strong,transitive) to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position)
(class-4,dative,reflexive,strong,transitive) to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose)
(class-4,strong,transitive) To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
(class-4,reflexive,strong) to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
(class-4,strong,transitive) to seize, to capture
(class-4,strong,transitive) to receive, to accept
(class-4,strong,transitive) to foul