hearsome

== English == === Alternative forms === hearsum, hersum (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). === Adjective === hearsome (comparative more hearsome, superlative most hearsome) (rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout. ==== Derived terms ==== hearsomeness