Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come back; return.
- noun Return; a coming again.
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- verb To
come back ;return . - noun A
return ; acoming back or again.
Etymologies
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From Middle English *gaincumen, ȝeincumen ("to come back, return"), from gain- ("back") + cumen ("to come"), equivalent to gain- + come.
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From Middle English gaincum, ȝeyncome, from *gaincumen, ȝeincomen ("to return"). Compare Danish gjenkomst ("coming again, return").
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