- wilcume
- interj welcome!
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wilcume
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welcome — [12] Old English had the greeting wilcume, which was a compound word formed from wil ‘pleasure’ (ancestor of modern English will) and cume, a derivative of cuman ‘come’. From it was formed the verb wilcumian ‘welcome’. (German has the parallel… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Euphorbia Cyparissias — Welcome Wel come, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil , as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another s will; cf. Icel. velkominn… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welcome — Wel come, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil , as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another s will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welcome-to-our-house — Welcome Wel come, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil , as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another s will; cf. Icel. velkominn… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
welcome — I. transitive verb (welcomed; welcoming) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English welcumian, wylcumian, from wilcuma, noun Date: before 12th century 1. to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality 2. to accept with pleasure the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gʷā- — Also gʷem . To go, come. Oldest form *gʷeə₂ , colored to *gʷaə₂ , contracted to *gʷā . Derivatives include welcome, adventure, souvenir, acrobat, and diabetes. 1. a … Universalium
Waltham Forest — /wawl teuhm, theuhm/ a borough of Greater London, England. 228,200. * * * ▪ borough, London, United Kingdom outer borough of London. It lies on the northeastern perimeter of the metropolis, adjoining the Green Belt, and is bounded on the… … Universalium
wilcuma — 1. m ( n/ n) welcome, guest; 2. see wilcume … Old to modern English dictionary
welcome — wel|come1 W2S3 [ˈwelkəm] v [T] 1.) to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived = ↑greet ▪ I must be there to welcome my guests. ▪ They welcomed us warmly . ▪ His family welcomed me with open arms (=in a very friendly way) . 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
welcome — [12] Old English had the greeting wilcume, which was a compound word formed from wil ‘pleasure’ (ancestor of modern English will) and cume, a derivative of cuman ‘come’. From it was formed the verb wilcumian ‘welcome’. (German has the parallel… … Word origins
