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behearken

verb

behearken

verb

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

1

To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

  • The king prayed he might behearken mass first, and that was done.1895, Snorri Sturluson, The Saga Library:

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