Heark"en, v. 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.
Shak.
To hearken out, to search out.
[Obs.]
If you find none, you must hearken out a vein
and buy.
B. Johnson.Heark"en (härk"'n), v. 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.
2. To inquire; to seek information.
[Obs.] "Hearken after their offense." Shak.
Syn. -- To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend,
v. i.