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English Dictionary: hearkened by the DICT Development Group
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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[82]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.] [bd]Hearken after
            their offense.[b8] --Shak.
  
      Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i.
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