hearsome

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hearsome

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From Middle English hersum, ihersum, from Old English hīersum, ġehīersum (“obedient”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀisam, *gahauʀisam, equivalent to hear + -some. Cognate with West Frisian hearsum (“obedient”), Dutch gehoorzaam (“obedient, dutiful, law-abiding”), Low German horzaam, hursam (“obedient”), German gehorsam (“obedient, submissive, subdued”), Swedish hörsam (“obedient”).

adjective more hearsome · most hearsome · hearsum

rare Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout. "[…] Thou dost like a hearsome wife, thou dost ever say."

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@misc{hearsome_2026,
  title = {hearsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hearsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}