Hearken

·vt To hear by listening.

II. Hearken ·vt To give heed to; to hear attentively.

III. Hearken ·vi To Inquire; to seek information.

IV. Hearken ·vi To Listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

hearken to the hinder end
i. e. hear the rest of the story. York. See Hen. IV. P. 2. Act ii. Sc. ult. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose