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Webster 1913 Edition

Hearken

Heark′en

(härk′’n)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hearkened
(-’nd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hearkening
.]
[OE.
hercnen
,
hercnien
, AS.
hercnian
,
heorcnian
, fr.
hiéran
,
hȳran
, 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.
Syn. – To attend; listen; hear; heed. See
Attend
,
Verb.
I.

Heark′en

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To hear by listening.
[Archaic]
[She]
hearkened
now and then
Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.
Spenser.
2.
To give heed to; to hear attentively.
[Archaic]
The King of Naples . . .
hearkens
my brother’s suit.
Shakespeare
To hearken out
,
to search out.
[Obs.]
If you find none, you must
hearken out
a vein and buy.
B. Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hearken

HE`ARKEN

,
Verb.
I.
h`arken.
1.
To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness or curiosity.
The furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
2.
To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey.
Hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you. Deut.4.
3.
To listen;; to attend; to grant or comply with.
Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant.
l Kings 8.

HE`ARKEN

,
Verb.
T.
h`arken. To hear by listening. [Little used.]

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