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Revere vs Hearsome - What's the difference?

revere | hearsome |

As verbs the difference between revere and hearsome

is that revere is to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion while hearsome is to obey; be obedient to; revere.

As a noun revere

is a revers.

As an adjective hearsome is

ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.

revere

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
  • To venerate someone or something as an idol.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a revers

    • hearsome

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hersum, ihersum, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
  • * 1863 , Henry Mayhew, The boyhood of Martin Luther :
    • "[...] Thou dost like a hearsome wife, thou dost ever say."
  • * 1880 , Joseph Angus, The handbook of specimens of English literature :
    • In that he mis-bade (ruled) his monks in many things and the monks meant it lovingly to him and bade him that he should hold (treat) them rightly and love them and they would be faithful to him and hearsome (obedient).
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hersumen, hersumien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (hearsom)
  • (obsolete) To obey; be obedient to; revere.