different between saying vs upcome

English

Etymology

say +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?se???/
• Rhymes: -e???
• Hyphenation: say?ing

Verb

saying

1. present participle of say

Noun

saying (plural sayings)

1. A proverb or maxim.
2. (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
   • c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale

     And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
     Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.

Synonyms

• maxim, proverb, saw, expression
• See also Thesaurus:saying

Translations

Further reading

• saying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• saying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ?pcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kweman? (“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”).

Verb

upcome (third-person singular simple present upcomes, present participle upcoming, simple past upcame, past participle upcome)

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

Noun

upcome (plural upcomes)

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

Anagrams

• come up