Obs. [f. TO prep. or adv. + COME v. Cf. OHG. zuoqueman, Ger. zukommen.]
1. intr. To happen, befall; cf. COME v. 9.
c. 1200. Vices & Virtues, 63. Alle unȝelimpes ðe him for his sennes to-cumeð.
1297. R. Glouc. (Rolls), 7566. As is wille to com, Þe eldore soster of þe tuo, in spoushod he nom.
c. 1300. Beket, 1088. For him was to cominge sorwe ynouȝ.
2. intr. To approach, arrive, come to.
1393. Langl., P. Pl., C. XXII. 343. These to-comen to conscience.
1455. Charter, in Liber Eccl. de Scon, 185. To all þaim to quhais knawlagis þir present lettres sal to-cum.
b. trans. To come to.
1596. Dalrymple, trans. Leslie’s Hist. Scot., IV. (S.T.S.), I. 206. He … wastes, burnes, and slayes al that he tocumis.
Hence † To-coming vbl. sb., coming, advent.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 13676. Mi to-cumming In erth es jugement to bring.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, X. viii. 44. On siclyke wys was Turnus tocummyng.
a. 1578. Lindesay (Pitscottie), Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.), I. 75. [They] maid sa great slaughter at the first tocoming.
