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