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Old English · verb

upcuman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/upˈku.mɑn/
Syllables
up · ˈku · mɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
upcomearise

Meaning

  1. to come up, arise

    Writeð Eutropius þæt Constantinus sē cāsere wǣre on Breotone ācenned, ⁊ æfter his fæder tō rīce feng. Þǣs cyninges tīdum sē Arrianisċa ġedwola wæs upcumen; ⁊ þæt dēadbærende āttor his ġetrēowlēasnysse, nālæs þæt on eallum middanġeardes cyriċum þæt hē streġde, ac hit ēac swylċe on þis ēalond becōm. Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sin

    Eutropius writes that the emperor Constantine was born in Britain, and became king after his father. During his time, the Arian heresy came up, and he spread the deadly poison of his infidelity not only to all the churches of the earth, but it also to this island. The heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea and was suppressed in Constantine's day.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Conjugation

Conjugation of upcuman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular upcumeupcōmupcwōm
2nd singular upcymestupcymstupcōmeupcwōme
3rd singular upcymeþupcymþupcōmupcwōm
Plural upcumaþupcōmonupcwōmon
Subjunctive
Singular upcumeupcōmeupcwōme
Plural upcumenupcōmenupcwōmen
Non-finite forms of upcuman
Form
Infinitive upcuman
Inflected infinitive upcumenne
Imperative singular upcum
Imperative plural upcumaþ
Present participle upcumende
Past participle upcumenupcymen

All forms (20)

Etymology

From up- + cuman.

Descendants

upcome

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