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Quotation dates: 1399-1424, 1488-1648
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Hame-cum(m)in(g, vbl. n. Also: ham-, haim(e)-, haym(e)-, heam-, (home-), and -cum(m)yn(g, -com(m)ing. [ME. homcomyng (rare, Chaucer).] A coming, or return home, or arrival from abroad.(1) a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 75.
Lo, here Drusiane … That ȝarnyt ay thi hamecumyuge 1424 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 15.
Vs worthis to vndirly the ordonance of ȝhure noble depute … to ȝour gracius hamecumming c1515 Asloan MS l. 203/5.
His twa sonnis … the quhilkis ware drownit in thare hame cummyng a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1077.
Ysak … syn wp to the wyndo past Hir hame cummyn for till haf sene 1537 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 84.
At oure souerane lordis and quenis graces hame cumming a1578 Pitsc. II. 244/29.
That na thing sould be done … quhill the hamcuming of the ambassadour furth of Ingland 1596 Dalr. II. 208/4.
The Erle of Lenox, quhom in his hamecuming he persuadet [etc.] 1604 Breadalbane Lett. (Reg. H.) 24th June.
Eftir my hame cuming out of the Lawland 1624–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 100.
For upputting of tapistrie about the croce … at hir Majesties hamecomeing(b) 1488 Dunferm. B. Rec. 5.
Qwhil his haymcumyn 1518 Reg. Privy S. I. 464/2.
Ane pensioun … to be pait to him … quhill the haimcumming of our said soverane lordis cousing 1562 Reg. Privy C. I. 208.
Sone eftir hir first arrywell and hayme cuming in this cuntre 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 191.
Gif he boucht ony [ky] befoir his haime cumming(c) 1606 Douglas Corr. 246.
I will be with ȝow … ather in … my furthgoing, on ellis in my heamcuming(d) 1648 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries IV. 469.
In case Mr. Robert Lichton his not home-coming(2) 1501 Treasurer's Accounts II. 21.
Giffin to Patrik Haliburtoun to bring hame sex Holland meris to the King; … at the hame cummyng of the meris 1538 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 363.
In the meyn tyme quhill the hame cuming of the saidis bullis 1563 Acts II. 544/2.
In the passing and hamecuming of thair schippis [from Denmark] 1574 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 19.
The hame cumming of the schip callit the William
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