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c
u
man
V
COME, go, happen
Source:
Ringe 2014
:141,
https://bosworthtoller.com/6806
Attested in
Ætherlwold's Reforms
("cōm"),
Exeter Book Riddle 5
("cyme")
originates from
PWGmc
*kweman
"to come" (kweman
>
kwiman
>
kwioman) – Ringe 2014:141: Whether the shift *wi > *u suggested here could be a regular sound change is difficult to determine, as possible parallels and possible counterexamples are both rare.
(source:
Ringe 2014
:141)
PGmc
*kʷeman-
"come" (kʷeman-
>
kweman
>
kwiman
>
kwioman
>
kweoman) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:316)
Inflected forms
cōm
"to come
.pst.3sg
" (
oe-past-3sg
)
cyme
"to come
.subj.3sg
" (
oe-subj-3sg
)