cweman

== Middle English == === Verb === cweman (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) alternative form of quemen == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaną (“to please, comfort, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, come”). Akin to Old High German biquāmi (Modern German bequem (“comfortable, convenient”)), Old English cuman (“to come”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweː.mɑn/ Rhymes: -eː.mɑn === Verb === cwēman to please, satisfy, gratify to comply with, serve ==== Usage notes ==== Disproportionately frequent in poetry. In prose the derived from ġecwēman is preferred. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġecwēman ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: quemenEnglish: quemeMiddle Scots: queme (hapax)Scots: queem (rare)