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CUMAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.
Wright's OE grammar
§109; §121; §232; §282; §288; §310; §472; §488; §504;
to
COME , go, happen ; venire, ire, accidere, evenire
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  • Sceal se gást cuman

    the spirit shall come,

    Soul
    • Kmbl. 17
      • ;
    • Seel. 9
      • .

  • Cuman ongunnan

    they attempted to come,

    • Beo. Th. 494
      • ;
    • B. 244
      • .

  • Cum to ðam lande, ðe ic ðé geswutelige

    come to the land, which I will shew thee,

    • Gen. 12, 1
      • .

  • Ne cumon eów ðás worde of gemynde

    let not these words depart out of your mind,

    • Deut. 4, 9
      • .

  • Ðonne wíg cume

    when war happens,

    • Beo. Th. 46
      • ;
    • B. 23
      • .

  • Ðonne his fyll cóme

    when his fall has happened,

    • Cd. 200
      • ;
    • Th. 248, 15
      • ;
    • Dan. 513
      • .

  • Cumaþ ðonne mid cumendum

    venientes autem venient,

    • Ps. Th. 125, 6.
cuman is used with the infinitive expressing manner or purpose; as, Com féran came walking or happened to walk, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 31; Gen. 852. Com lǽdan came leading or came to lead, 85; Th. 106, 19; Gen. 1773. Sunnan leóma cymeþ scýnan a sunbeam shall come shining or begin to shine, Exon. 21a; Th. 56, 17; Cri. 902. Secgan cymeþ shall come to say, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 20; Gen. 438. Com grétan came to greet, 97; Th. 126, 31; Gen. 2103. Com weorc sceá-wigan
came to view the work,
    80; Th. 101, 7; Gen. 1678.
Etymology
[
Prompt. cum, come
:
Wyc. Chauc. Piers P. come
:
Laym. come, cumen, cummen, kumen
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Orm. cumenn
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Plat. kamen
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O. Sax. kuman
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Frs. kommen
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O. Frs. kuma, coma
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Dut. komen
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Ger. kommen
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M. H. Ger. komen
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O. H. Ger. queman
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Goth. qiman
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Dan. komme
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Swed. komma
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Icel. koma
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Lat. venire
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Grk. βαίνειν
:
Sansk. gam
.]
Derived forms
a-cuman , an- , aweg- , be- , fór-, fóre- , forþ-, ge- , in-, of- , ofer- , oferbe- , onbe-, ongeán-, þurh-, to-, tobe-, up-
Linked entries
v.  aweg-cuman.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “CUMAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6806.

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