becomen
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]becomen
- (rare or dialect) past participle of become
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch bikuman, from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną. Equivalent to be- + cōmen.
Verb
[edit]becōmen
- to catch up to, to reach
- to recover, to come to
- to grow up (mostly of plants)
- to become
- to happen, to befall [with dative]
- to please, to satisfy [with dative]
- to befit [with dative]
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “becomen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “becomen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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