cweme

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

cweme

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of queme

Noun

cweme

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of queme

Etymology 2

Verb

cweme

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of quemen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwāmī, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz (“convenient, appropriate, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come, go”). Akin to Old High German biquāmi (“pleasing”), Old High German kweman (“to come”) (German kommen (“to come”)), Old English cuman (“to come”). Related to come, comely.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkweː.me/

Adjective

cwēme

  1. pleasant, agreeable, acceptable

Usage notes

Only attested once. Derived form ġecwēme is significantly more common.

Declension

Declension of cwēme — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwēme cwēmu, cwēmo cwēme
Accusative cwēmne cwēme cwēme
Genitive cwēmes cwēmre cwēmes
Dative cwēmum cwēmre cwēmum
Instrumental cwēme cwēmre cwēme
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwēme cwēma, cwēme cwēmu, cwēmo
Accusative cwēme cwēma, cwēme cwēmu, cwēmo
Genitive cwēmra cwēmra cwēmra
Dative cwēmum cwēmum cwēmum
Instrumental cwēmum cwēmum cwēmum
Declension of cwēme — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwēma cwēme cwēme
Accusative cwēman cwēman cwēme
Genitive cwēman cwēman cwēman
Dative cwēman cwēman cwēman
Instrumental cwēman cwēman cwēman
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwēman cwēman cwēman
Accusative cwēman cwēman cwēman
Genitive cwēmra, cwēmena cwēmra, cwēmena cwēmra, cwēmena
Dative cwēmum cwēmum cwēmum
Instrumental cwēmum cwēmum cwēmum

Descendants

  • Middle English: queme, queeme, quem, qwem, qweme, wheme, cweme (Early Middle English)
    • English: wheem (dialectal)
    • Middle Scots: queme
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