gehiersumian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġehīrsumian, ġehȳrsumian — Late West Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisamōn. Equivalent to ġehīersum +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxi͜yːr.su.mi.ɑn/, [jeˈhi͜yːr.su.mi.ɑn]

Verb

ġehīersumian

1. to obey [with dative]
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer"

     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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehīersumian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġehīersumian	ġehīersumienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġehīersumiġe	ġehīersumode
second person singular	ġehīersumast	ġehīersumodest
third person singular	ġehīersumaþ	ġehīersumode
plural	ġehīersumiaþ	ġehīersumodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġehīersumiġe	ġehīersumode
plural	ġehīersumiġen	ġehīersumoden
imperative
singular	ġehīersuma
plural	ġehīersumiaþ
participle	present	past
	ġehīersumiende	ġehīersumod

Synonyms

• ġehīeran

Descendants

• Middle English: ihersumen, ȝehyrsumen