Hark or Harken
Hark or Harken
(HARK or HARK-in)
Verb:
-To give heed or attention to what is said; to listen or hear.
Use instead of:
Listen up buddy!
or
Did you hear that?
From Middle English herken, earlier herkien, Old English heorcian; cognate with Old Frisian herkia or harkia; akin to Middle Dutch harken, Middle High German - German horchen. Used 1175-1225.
Used in a sentence:
“Only don't'ee let it go for more drink'; and, hark 'ee, remember it's no bribery money o' Mr. Trenchard's, its mine.”
-Dinah Maria Craik (Mulock) “Agatha’s Husband”
