hieran

German

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Adverb

hieran

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

Old English

Alternative forms

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yː.rɑn/, [ˈhi͜yː.rɑn]

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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Derived terms

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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