becuman
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- + cuman.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]becuman
- 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.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- 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.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of becuman (strong class 4)
| 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 | |