cuman
See also: Cuman
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną.
Verb edit
cuman
- to come
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: cōmen
Further reading edit
- “kuman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cuman
- to come
- Hē cōm hām ġiestran niht swīðe late.
- He came home last night so late.
- Hwanon cōme þū?
- Where did you come from?
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
- Ēlā, hwænne cymð sē Hǣlend?
- Ah! when will the Saviour come?
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
- Hāt cuman tō mē þone cristenan mann...
- Bid the Christian man come to me,...
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.
- We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.
Usage notes edit
"To come to [do something]" is often expressed with the bare infinitive: Wē cōmon þā sunnan stelan ("We came to steal the sun").
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of cuman (strong class 4)
| infinitive | cuman | cumenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cume | cōm, cwōm |
| second person singular | cymest, cymst | cōme, cwōme |
| third person singular | cymeþ, cymþ | cōm, cwōm |
| plural | cumaþ | cōmon, cwōmon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cume | cōme, cwōme |
| plural | cumen | cōmen, cwōmen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cum | |
| plural | cumaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cumende | (ġe)cumen, (ġe)cymen | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
cuman m