tocyme

Middle English

Noun

tocyme

  1. Alternative form of tocome

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- + cyme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːˌky.me/

Noun

tōcyme m

  1. arrival, approach
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday of the Lord's Advent"
      Þēos tīd oþ midne winter is ġecweden Adventus Dominī, þæt is "Dryhtnes tōcyme."
      This time until midwinter is called Adventus Domini, that is "the coming of the Lord."

Declension

  • tōcuman

Descendants

  • Middle English: tocume
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