HEARKEN

v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

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.
v.

To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] "Hearken after their offense." Shak.

3.
v.

To hear by listening. [Archaic] [She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering and soft groaning sound. Spenser.

4.
v.

To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic] The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit. Shak. To hearken out, to search out. [Obs.] If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy. B. Johnson.

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