hieran

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to hear
  • (with dative) to obey
  • (with dative) to listen with compliance or assent
  • (with tō, intō) to belong to

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (hear) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (be sharp-eared, hear well).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti

Gloss

be sharp-eared, hear well

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