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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

behearken en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) 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:

Forms

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behearkening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
behearkened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
behearkened Tense=Past lexicographic
behearkens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic