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hearkener

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heark⋅en

  [hahr-kuhn]
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–verb (used without object)
1. Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
–verb (used with object)
2. Archaic. to listen to; hear.
Also, harken.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME hercnen, OE he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; see hark, -en 1

Related forms:
heark⋅en⋅er, noun
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hearken 
O.E. heorcnian, from base of hieran (see hear). Harken is the usual spelling in U.S. and probably is better justified by etymology.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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