cweme

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwāmī, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz (“convenient, appropriate, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come, go”). Akin to Old High German biquāmi (“pleasing”), Old High German kweman (“to come”) (German kommen (“to come”)), Old English cuman (“to come”). Related to come, comely.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkweː.me/

Adjective

cwēme

  1. pleasant, agreeable, acceptable

Usage notes

Only attested once. Derived form ġecwēme is significantly more common.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: queme
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