tocomen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • tocumen

Etymology

From Old English tōcuman (“to come, arrive”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to to- +‎ comen. Cognate with Scots tocum (“to arrive, arrive at, encounter, happen”), Dutch toekomen (“to forward, deserve, merit, suffice”), German zukommen (“to come on, benefit, become”).

Verb

tocomen

  1. To come to; approach.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tocomen (strong class 4)
infinitive (to) tocomen, tocome
present tense past tense
1st-person singular tocome tocam, tocom
2nd-person singular tocomest tocome1, tocame1
3rd-person singular tocometh tocam, tocom
subjunctive singular tocome tocome2, tocame2
imperative singular —
plural3 tocomen, tocome tocomen, tocome, tocamen, tocame
imperative plural tocometh, tocome —
participles tocomynge, tocomende tocomen, tocome

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or tocamest, tocomest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

See also

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