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cuman

V

COME, go, happen

Source: Ringe 2014:141, https://bosworthtoller.com/6806
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) in Ætherlwold's Reforms
cyme 'to come.subj.3sg' (oe-subj-3sg) in Exeter Book Riddle 5
Paradigms