hörsamma

Swedish

From Old Swedish hørsæmia, equivalent to hörsam +‎ -a (compare uppmärksamma).

hörsamma (present hörsammar, preterite hörsammade, supine hörsammat, imperative hörsamma)

(formal) to respond to, to heed (a request, suggestion, criticism, or the like)
De hörsammade kritiken och började använda mer smör i kebabsåsreceptet
They responded to the criticism and started using more butter in their kebab sauce recipe

Conjugation of hörsamma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	hörsamma		hörsammas
Supine	hörsammat		hörsammats
Imperative	hörsamma		—
Imper. plural¹	hörsammen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hörsammar	hörsammade	hörsammas	hörsammades
Ind. plural¹	hörsamma	hörsammade	hörsammas	hörsammades
Subjunctive²	hörsamme	hörsammade	hörsammes	hörsammades
	Participles
Present participle	hörsammande
Past participle	hörsammad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

hörsamma

hörsamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
hörsamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
hörsämia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

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