Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obedient.
- Devout; pious.
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- adjective
obedient - adjective
devout ,pious
Etymologies
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From Middle English hērsum ("obedient, devout, pious"), from Old English hērsum, hīersum ("obedient"), see below. See also hearsome.
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Examples
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Ac lokie {n} hie alle ðe wið {} i {n} nen scipes borde wuniȝeð. þ̵ hie bie {n} hersum. ⁊ leðebeiȝe here stieres ma {n} ne.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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