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
    • English: homecoming
    • Scots: hame-cumming