Nimble (adj)
nim-bl
Agile, quick in movement. / Alert, acute.
Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take
Example sentences
“Her nimble fingers worked quickly and she had the piece finished in no time.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
