hamcyme

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haimakumiz, equivalent to hām +‎ cyme. Cognate with Old Norse heimkváma, heimkoma (“homecoming”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑːmˌky.me/, [ˈhɑːmˌky.me]

Noun

hāmcyme m (nominative plural hāmcymas)

  1. a homecoming; return

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hāmcyme hāmcymas
accusative hāmcyme hāmcymas
genitive hāmcymes hāmcyma
dative hāmcyme hāmcymum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ham-cume, hame-come, hom-kome, hom-come
    • ⇒ Middle English: hom-comyng
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