tocomen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tocumen
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”).
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 | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
See also
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