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	tocome, tocame, tocam, tocom
3rd-person singular	tocometh	tocam, tocom
subjunctive singular	tocome	tocome1, tocame1
imperative singular		—
plural2	tocomen, tocome	tocomen, tocome, tocamen, tocame
imperative plural	tocometh, tocome	—
participles	tocomynge, tocomende	tocomen, tocome

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

See also

• tocome