hieran

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Adverb

hieran

  1. here; at this place
  2. here; to this place

Old English

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Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

    Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hēra, Old Saxon hōrian, Old High German hōren, Old Norse heyra, and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) and Albanian qyr (“to look, observe”).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    hīeran (West Saxon)

    1. (with dative) to obey
    2. (with dative) to listen with compliance or assent
    3. (with tō, intō) to belong to
    4. to hear

    Usage notes

    • For the sense "to hear," ġehīeran is almost always used instead of hīeran.

    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

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    Descendants

    • Middle English: heren
      • English: hear
      • Scots: her, hear
      • Yola: hert (preterite)

    Spanish

    Verb

    hieran

    1. inflection of herir:
      1. third-person plural present subjunctive
      2. third-person plural imperative
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