becuman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- +‎ cuman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈku.mɑn/

Verb

becuman

  1. to come near, by, around, to, or into; to reach
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đes ylca apostol and godspellere becōm, þurh Godes sande, æfter Drihtnes upstiġe to heofenum, tō Ethiopian, þæt is ðǣra Silhearwena rīce, and ġemette þǣr tweġen drȳmen, Zoroes and Arfaxað, dweliende þæt folc mid heora drȳcræfte.
      After the Lord's ascension to heaven, this same apostol and evangelist arrived in Ethiopia, that is, Silhearwena rice, through God's sending, where he met two sorcerers, Zoroes and Arfaxath, who were leading the people astray with their sorcery.
  2. to come to pass; to come about; to happen, occur
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt seofode wīte wæs, þæt swā miċel ðunor and hagol becōm on ðām lēodsċipe, þæt...ǣlċ trēow on ðām earde tōbǣrst.
      The seventh plague was that there was such great thunder and hail in that country, that...every tree in the land split in two.

Conjugation

Conjugation of becuman (strong, class IV)
infinitive becuman becumenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular becume becōm, becwōm
second person singular becymest, becymst becōme, becwōme
third person singular becymeþ, becymþ becōm, becwōm
plural becumaþ becōmon, becwōmon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular becume becōme, becwōme
plural becumen becōmen, becwōmen
imperative
singular becum
plural becumaþ
participle present past
becumende becumen, becymen

Descendants

  • Middle English: bicumen, becomen
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