hark
English
/hɑː(ɹ)k/
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English herken inherited from Old English *hercian inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (hear) suffix from English hear.
Origin
English
hear
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 'ee English
- behear English
- behearken English
- forehear English
- harkee English
- hear English
- hearability English
- hearable English
- hearer English
- hearest English
- heareth English
- hearie English
- hearken English
- hearkener English
- hearkenest English
- hearkeneth English
- hearsome English
- mishear English
- outhear English
- overhear English
- rehear English
- unhear English
- aufhorchen German
- behorchen German
- erhorchen German
- horchen German
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *hauzijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hercian Old English
- hercnian Old English
- hieran Old English
- hīeran Old English
- heren Middle English
- herken Middle English
- herkenen Middle English
- heyra Old Norse
- hōren Old High German
- horchen Middle High German
- 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hauʀijan gmw-pro
- horian Old Saxon
- harkje Western Frisian
- hera Old Frisian
- hārkia Old Frisian
- hōra Old Frisian
- harim Tok Pisin
- yere Sranan Tongo