gehiersumian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġehīrsumian, ġehȳrsumian

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ hīersumian or ġehīersum +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈhiːy̯rsumiɑn/

Verb

ġehīersumian

  1. to obey [+dative]
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer"
      Swā swā wē habbaþ on ānum līchaman maniġ limu, and hīe ealle ānum hēafde ġehīersumiaþ, swā ēac wē sċulon maniġe cristene menn Criste on ānnesse ġehīersumian, for þām 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.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġehīersumian (weak class 2)
infinitive ġehīersumian tō ġehīersumienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġehīersumie
ġehīersumiġe		 ġehīersumode
2nd-person singular ġehīersumast ġehīersumodest
3rd-person singular ġehīersumaþ ġehīersumode
plural ġehīersumiaþ
ġehīersumiġaþ		 ġehīersumodon
subjunctive present past
singular ġehīersumie
ġehīersumiġe		 ġehīersumode
plural ġehīersumien
ġehīersumiġen		 ġehīersumoden
imperative
singular ġehīersuma
plural ġehīersumiaþ
ġehīersumiġaþ
participle present past
ġehīersumiende
ġehīersumiġende		 (ġe)ġehīersumod

Synonyms
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