Hearken \Heark"en\, v. t.
1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]
[She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering
and soft groaning sound. --Spenser.
2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]
The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
--Shak.
{To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.]
If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and
buy. --B. Johnson.