- wilcumian
- \wilcumian1 wv/t2 to welcome, greet
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wilcumian
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Welcome — Wel come, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea. I welcome you to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welcomed — Welcome Wel come, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea. I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welcoming — Welcome Wel come, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea. I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bewillkommen — Bewḯllkommen, verb. reg. act. willkommen heißen. Jemanden bewillkommen, ihn bey seiner Ankunft mit höflichen Worten empfangen. Daher die Bewillkommung. Anm. Im Angels. lautet dieses Zeitwort wilcumian, und im Nieders. wilkamen. Da es im… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
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
welcome — O.E. wilcuma, exclamation of kindly greeting, from earlier wilcuma (n.) welcome guest, lit. one whose coming is in accord with another s will, from willa pleasure, desire, choice (see WILL (Cf. will) (v.)) + cuma guest, related to cuman (see COME … Etymology dictionary
welcome — noun an instance or manner of greeting someone. ↘a pleased or approving reaction. exclamation used to greet someone in a glad or friendly way. verb 1》 greet (someone arriving) in a glad, polite, or friendly way. 2》 be glad to receive or hear of:… … English new terms dictionary
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
