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behearken

verb

Etymology

From be- + hearken. Cognate with West Frisian beharkje (“to listen, listen to”).

  1. derived from *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti✻ — “to be sharp-eared, hear well”
  2. inherited from *hauzijaną✻ — “to hear”
  3. inherited from *hauʀijan✻
  4. inherited from hercnian
  5. inherited from herkenen — “to listen (attentively); to pay attention, take heed”
  6. prefixed as behearken — “be + hearken”

Definitions

  1. To listen to

    To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

    • The king prayed he might behearken mass first, and that was done.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA