"tocome" meaning in Scots

See tocome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tocomes [plural], tocum [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English to-come, from Old English tōcyme (“coming, advent, arrival”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|to-come}} Middle English to-come, {{inh|sco|ang|tōcyme||coming, advent, arrival}} Old English tōcyme (“coming, advent, arrival”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|tocomes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} tocome (plural tocomes), {{sco-noun}} tocome (plural tocomes)
  1. A future period of time.
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-noun-BFgmm~nA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 2 2 52 2 5 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 2 64 2 3 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 76 6 9 1 3 2 4
  2. An approach; onset.
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-noun-pziecm6G
  3. An entrance.
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-noun-frp4gqj-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: tocomes [present, singular, third-person], tocomin [participle, present], tocam [past], tocomen [participle, past], tocomet [participle, past], tocum [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English tocomen (“to come, arrive, happen”), from Old English tōcuman (“to come, arrive”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to to- + come. Cognate with Dutch toekomen (“to forward, deserve, merit, suffice”), German zukommen (“to come on, benefit, become”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|tocomen||to come, arrive, happen}} Middle English tocomen (“to come, arrive, happen”), {{inh|sco|ang|tōcuman||to come, arrive}} Old English tōcuman (“to come, arrive”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*tō||to}} Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”), {{prefix|sco|to|come}} to- + come, {{cog|nl|toekomen||to forward, deserve, merit, suffice}} Dutch toekomen (“to forward, deserve, merit, suffice”), {{cog|de|zukommen||to come on, benefit, become}} German zukommen (“to come on, benefit, become”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|tocomes|present participle|tocomin|simple past|tocam|past participle|tocomen or tocomet|head=}} tocome (third-person singular simple present tocomes, present participle tocomin, simple past tocam, past participle tocomen or tocomet), {{sco-verb|tocomes|tocomin|tocam|tocomen or tocomet}} tocome (third-person singular simple present tocomes, present participle tocomin, simple past tocam, past participle tocomen or tocomet)
  1. (intransitive) To arrive. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-verb-APLnCJ~s Categories (other): Scots terms prefixed with to- Disambiguation of Scots terms prefixed with to-: 20 29 23 29
  2. (of a letter, package, etc.) To arrive at, reach a destination; come to a person's attention. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-verb-XOLHz1jW Categories (other): Scots terms prefixed with to- Disambiguation of Scots terms prefixed with to-: 20 29 23 29
  3. (of an event) To happen; to be about to happen.
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-verb-vUSoZxx8 Categories (other): Scots terms prefixed with to- Disambiguation of Scots terms prefixed with to-: 20 29 23 29
  4. (transitive) To encounter Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tocome-sco-verb-yAXrKmOl Categories (other): Scots terms prefixed with to- Disambiguation of Scots terms prefixed with to-: 20 29 23 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: to-coming
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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