Old English · noun
hamcyme
Normalised hāmcyme
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxɑːmˌky.me/[ˈhɑːmˌky.me]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑːm · ˌky · me (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- homecoming
Meaning
-
a homecoming; return
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haimakumiz, equivalent to hām + cyme. Cognate with Old Norse heimkváma, heimkoma (“homecoming”).
Descendants
homecoming
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