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Old English · verb

cuman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ˈku.mɑn/
Syllables
ˈku · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
comecum

Meaning

  1. to come

    Hē cōm hām ġiestran niht swīðe late.

    He came home last night so late.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cuman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cumecōmcwōm
2nd singular cymestcymstcōmecwōme
3rd singular cymeþcymþcōmcwōm
Plural cumaþcōmoncwōmon
Subjunctive
Singular cumecōmecwōme
Plural cumencōmencwōmen
Non-finite forms of cuman
Form
Infinitive cuman
Inflected infinitive cumenne
Imperative singular cum
Imperative plural cumaþ
Present participle cumende
Past participle cumenġecumencymenġecymen

All forms (22)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Descendants

come, cum

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