Ge-hýrsum

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-hýrsum

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -hiérsum; Related words:

Definitions

1 ge-hýrsum

adj. Obedient, obliging, ready to serve; obĕdiens, offĭciōsus :-- Wæs Abraham Gode gehýrsum Abraham was obedient to God, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 4 : Homl. Th. ii. 162, 26 : Mt. Bos. 6, 24. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54; Wrt. Voc. 61, 32. H woldon hint beón gehýrsume they would be obedient to him, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 6. [O. H. Ger. and Ger. gehórsam.] ge-hyrsum

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚣᚱᛋᚢᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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