gehiersum
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈxi͜yːr.sum/, [jeˈhi͜yːr.sum]
Adjective
ġehīersum(Early West Saxon)
- obedient
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:21
- Ne mæġ nān man twām hlāfordum þēowian: oþþe hē sōðlīċe ǣnne hātað, and ōðerne lufað; oððe hē bȳð ānum ġehȳrsum and ōþrum unġehȳrsum.
- No man may serve two masters: either he will hate one, and love the other; or he will be obedient to one, and disobedient to the other.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:21
Declension
Declension of ġehīersum — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġehīersum | ġehīersumu, ġehīersumo | ġehīersum |
| Accusative | ġehīersumne | ġehīersume | ġehīersum |
| Genitive | ġehīersumes | ġehīersumre | ġehīersumes |
| Dative | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumre | ġehīersumum |
| Instrumental | ġehīersume | ġehīersumre | ġehīersume |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġehīersume | ġehīersuma, ġehīersume | ġehīersumu, ġehīersumo |
| Accusative | ġehīersume | ġehīersuma, ġehīersume | ġehīersumu, ġehīersumo |
| Genitive | ġehīersumra | ġehīersumra | ġehīersumra |
| Dative | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum |
| Instrumental | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum |
Declension of ġehīersum — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġehīersuma | ġehīersume | ġehīersume |
| Accusative | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersume |
| Genitive | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman |
| Dative | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman |
| Instrumental | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman |
| Accusative | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman | ġehīersuman |
| Genitive | ġehīersumra, ġehīersumena | ġehīersumra, ġehīersumena | ġehīersumra, ġehīersumena |
| Dative | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum |
| Instrumental | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum | ġehīersumum |