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Old English · verb

cweman

Normalised cwēman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈkweː.mɑn/
Syllables
ˈkweː · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
quemegratifycomplypleasesatisfy

Meaning

  1. to please, satisfy, gratify

  2. to comply with, serve

Conjugation

Conjugation of cweman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwēmecwēmde
2nd singular cwēmestcwēmstcwēmdest
3rd singular cwēmeþcwēmþcwēmde
Plural cwēmaþcwēmdon
Subjunctive
Singular cwēmecwēmde
Plural cwēmencwēmden
Non-finite forms of cweman
Form
Infinitive cwēman
Inflected infinitive cwēmenne
Imperative singular cwēm
Imperative plural cwēmaþ
Present participle cwēmende
Past participle cwēmedġecwēmed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaną (“to please, comfort, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, come”). Akin to Old High German biquāmi (Modern German bequem (“comfortable, convenient”)), Old English cuman (“to come”).

Descendants

queme

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