hamcyme
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haimakumiz, equivalent to hām + cyme. Cognate with Old Norse heimkváma, heimkoma (“homecoming”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑːmˌkyme/
Noun
hāmcyme m (nominative plural hāmcymas)
- A homecoming; return
Inflection
Declension of hamcyme (strong i-stem)
| Case | 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
- ⇒ Middle English: hom-comyng