Middle English Dictionary Entry
hẹ̄rsum adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | hẹ̄rsum adj. Also hærsum, horsom. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. WS hȳrsum & Nhb. hērsumnis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Obedient, compliant; (b) ?of worship: devout.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2534 : Mannkinn be till..Godd Herrsumm onn alle wise.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11036 : He me shall herrsumm beon To þolenn dæþ o rode.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14702 : To wurrþenn herrsumm to þin prest & till þin tuness laferrd.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)19395 : He hæhte his cnihtes leoue beon hærsume [Otho: horsom] Loðe.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)51 : Þat israelisshe folc..was hersum godes hese.
- a1225(c1200) Vices & V.(1) (Stw 34)5/19 : Ðies ilche modinesse..haueð ane [sin] ðe is hire swiðe neih and swiðe hersum..þat is Vana Gloria.
b
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)932 : C[h]aplaynez..Rungen ful rychely..To þe hersum euensong of þe hyȝe tyde.