tocomen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

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

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

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