Wil-cuma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wil-cuma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: , an; Related words: next word. wil-cuma

Definitions

1 wil-cuma

m. One whose coming is pleasant, a welcome person (or thing) :-- Mē is dīn cyme on myclum donce, and dū eart leóf wilcuna grains mihi est multum adventus tui, et bene venisti, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 22. Leóf wilcuma Frysan wīfe, Exon. Th. 339, 17; Gn. Ex. 95. Hē wilcuman (Christ come to hell) grētte : " Ðé dæs þonc sié, dæt dū ūs sēcan woldest, ' 462, 26; Hö. 58. Ðegnas cwōman, gesēgon wilcuman heofones Waldend, 35, 7; Cri. 554. Gē sind wilcuman. Cd. Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394. Hiē synt wilcuman Deniga leódum, 782 ; B. 388: 3792; B. 1894. Ic hæleþum bodige wilcumena fela (many welcome things) wōþe mīnre, Exon. Th. 391, 4 ; Rä. 9, II. [Wulcume (welcome, 2nd MS. ) ært þu, swīde leof þu ært me, Laym. 8528. His lauerd alse wilcume swa he weoren his sune, 4901. Cum aȝean, wilkume schaltu beon me, A. R. 394, 17. Ich am hire wel welcume, O. and N. 1600. Ðu and din trume ben to me welcume, Gen. and Ex. 1830.]

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᛚ-ᚳᚢᛗᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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