"bicomsen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: bicomseth [present, singular, third-person], bicomsende [participle, present], bicomsynge [participle, present], bicomsed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From bi- + comsen, a syncopated variant of commencen. Etymology templates: {{pre|enm|bi|comsen}} bi- + comsen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} bicomsen, {{enm-verb|stem=bicoms}} bicomsen (third-person singular simple present bicomseth, present participle bicomsende, bicomsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bicomsed)
  1. to begin; commence.
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        "to begin; commence."
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