Definitions
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- adjective rare Ready to
hear ;obedient ;compliant ;dutiful ;devout . - verb transitive, obsolete To
obey ; beobedient to;revere .
Etymologies
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From Middle English hersum, ihersum, from Old English hīersum, ġehīersum ("obedient, docile"), equivalent to hear + -some. Cognate with Dutch gehoorzaam ("obedient, dutiful, law-abiding"), Low German horzam, hursam ("obedient"), German gehorsam ("obedient, submissive, subdued"), Swedish hörsam ("obedient").
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From Middle English hersumen, hersumien, from Old English hīersumian ("to obey, serve"), from hīersum ("obedient, docile"). Cognate with Old High German hōrsamōn ("to obey").
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Examples
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And there, I was ableto hearsome of the remastered songs and be one of the firstto playthe new game.
The Beatles 2009
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And there, I was ableto hearsome of the remastered songs and be one of the firstto playthe new game.
A sneak preview of the digitally remastered Beatles catalogue 2009
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