hieran
German
Adverb
hieran
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hera (West Frisian hearre), Old Saxon hōrian (Low German hören, höörn), Middle Dutch horen (Dutch horen), Old High German hōren (German hören), Old Norse heyra (Swedish höra), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) (whence English acoustic), Albanian qyr (“to look, observe”).
Pronunciation
Verb
hīeran (West Saxon)
- to hear, listen
- (with dative) to obey
- (with dative) to listen with compliance or assent
- (with tō, intō) to belong to
- c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
- Þās land eall hīeraþ tō Denemearce.
- These lands all belong to Denmark.
- c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Conjugation
Conjugation of hīeran (weak class 1)
infinitive | hīeran | hīerenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hīere | hīerde |
second person singular | hīerest, hīerst | hīerdest |
third person singular | hīereþ, hīerþ | hīerde |
plural | hīeraþ | hīerdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hīere | hīerde |
plural | hīeren | hīerden |
imperative | ||
singular | hīer | |
plural | hīeraþ | |
participle | present | past |
hīerende | (ġe)hīered |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Spanish
Verb
hieran
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