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I wonder if this is not actually a compound word, combining root of "hear" with root of "learn,know". hearken SYLLABICATION: hear·ken PRONUNCIATION: härkn VARIANT FORMS: also har·ken VERB: Inflected forms: hear·kened, hear·ken·ing, hear·kens INTRANSITIVE VERB: To listen attentively; give heed. TRANSITIVE VERB: Archaic To listen to; hear. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English herknen, from Old English hercnian. See keu- in Appendix I.
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how would hark fit in or does it?
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I don't know, but think "hark" is just a corruption of "hearken". I was just fishing to see if some of our bigshots would tell me.
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