Old English · verb
gehiersumian
Normalised ġehīersumian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈxi͜yːr.su.mi.ɑn/[jeˈhi͜yːr.su.mi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈxi͜yːr · su · mi · ɑn (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- obey
Meaning
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to obey
Swā swā wē habbaþ on ānum līchaman manegu limu, and hīe eall ānum hēafde ġehīersumiaþ, swā ēac wē sċulon maniġe cristene menn Criste on ānnesse ġehīersumian, for þon þe hē is ūre hēafod and wē sind his limu.
Just as we have many limbs in one body and they all obey one head, we many Christian people should also obey Christ in unity, because he is our head and we are his limbs.
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer"
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġehīersumiġe | ġehīersumode |
| 2nd singular | ġehīersumast | ġehīersumodest |
| 3rd singular | ġehīersumaþ | ġehīersumode |
| Plural | ġehīersumiaþ | ġehīersumodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġehīersumiġe | ġehīersumode |
| Plural | ġehīersumiġen | ġehīersumoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġehīersumian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġehīersumienne |
| Imperative singular | ġehīersuma |
| Imperative plural | ġehīersumiaþ |
| Present participle | ġehīersumiende |
| Past participle | ġehīersumod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisamōn. Equivalent to ġehīersum + -ian.
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