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Hearken — Heark en (h[aum]rk n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hearkened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi[ e]ran, h[=y]ran, to hear; akin to OD. harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hearken — Heark en, v. t. 1. To hear by listening. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] [She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering and soft groaning sound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The King of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hearken — O.E. heorcnian, a suffixed form of *heorcian, root of HARK (Cf. hark); from P.Gmc. *hausjan (see HEAR (Cf. hear)). Harken is the usual spelling in U.S. and probably is better justified by etymology; hearken likely is from influence of hear … Etymology dictionary
hearken — (also harken) ► VERB (usu. hearken to) archaic ▪ listen. ORIGIN Old English, probably related to HARK(Cf. ↑hark) … English terms dictionary
hearken — [här′kən] vi. [ME herknien < OE heorknian, hyrcnian < base of hieran: see HEAR] Now Literary to give careful attention; listen carefully: with to vt. Archaic to heed; hear to heed; hear hearken back to go back in thought or speech; revert;… … English World dictionary
hearken — index concentrate (pay attention), defer (yield in judgment), eavesdrop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hearken to — index heed, note (notice) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hearken — UK [ˈhɑː(r)kən] / US [ˈhɑrkən] verb [intransitive] Word forms hearken : present tense I/you/we/they hearken he/she/it hearkens present participle hearkening past tense hearkened past participle hearkened literary to listen … English dictionary
hearken to — archaic listen. → hearken … English new terms dictionary
hearken — [ hα:k(ə)n] (also harken) verb (usu. hearken to) archaic listen. Origin OE heorcnian; prob. related to hark … English new terms dictionary
Hearken unto me ye holy children — Hearken unto me, ye holy children («Oidme, vosotros los niños santos») es un anthem[1] compuesto por Maurice Greene en 1728. La primera audición tuvo lugar probablemente el 1º de marzo de 1728 en la King s College Chapel en Cambridge. Contenido 1 … Wikipedia Español
