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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.