hearsome Meaning & Definition
What Does Hearsome Mean?
Hearsome is used as an adjective meaning Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
Hearsome Definition (Adjective)
- Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
Synonyms of Hearsome
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Hearsome synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
hearsome (comparative more hearsome, superlative most hearsome)
Origin of Hearsome
From Middle English hersum, ihersum, from Old English hīersum, ġehīersum (“obedient”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀisam, *gahauʀisam, equivalent to hear + -some. Cognate with West Frisian hearsum (“obedient”), Dutch gehoorzaam (“obedient, dutiful, law-abiding”), Low German horzaam, hursam (“obedient”), German gehorsam (“obedient, submissive, subdued”), Swedish hörsam (“obedient”).