Dictionary

upcome en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

Meanings

1. (dialectal, rare) An ascent, climb; a way up.
2. (Scotland, dialectal) An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.
3. (Scotland, dialectal) A comment, saying, expression.
4. (Scotland, dialectal) The final or decisive point; result, outcome.
5. (Scotland, dialectal) One's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood.

Forms

Deriveds

upcomer · upcoming

Relateds

downcome · up · up-and-comer · up-and-coming · come

upcome en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

Meanings

1. (dialectal, obsolete, rare) To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

Forms