Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hearkening"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Hearken \Heark"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hearkened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian,
heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran, h?ran, to hear; akin to OD.
harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See {Hear},
and cf. {Hark}.]
1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered;
to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
--Dryden.

Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you. --Deut. iv. 1.

2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] ``Hearken after
their offense.'' --Shak.

Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i.


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