hark

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To listen attentively.

Noun

A whisper

Concepten

luisteren

aanhoren

beluisteren

gehoorzamen

horen

opletten

Synoniemen

listen

hearken

harken

listen to

list

give ear

hear

hearken to

pay attention to

tune in

give heed

give heed to

listen carefully

hark to

give ear to

appertain

list to

catch

get

hist

listen in

make a mistake

pay attention

read

📖

say

🗣️

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/hɑː(ɹ)k/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: herken

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *hercian

Verwant aan Schots: herk

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: harke

Verwant aan Fries: harkje

Verwant aan Nederlands: horken

Verwant aan Middle Low German: horken

Verwant aan Duits: horchen

In summary

From Middle English herken, herkien, from Old English *hercian, *heorcian, *hiercian, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, *hauʀukōn, derived ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”) + formative/intensive -k (see also the related hīeran, whence English hear). Equivalent to hear + -k. Cognate with Scots herk (“to hark”), North Frisian harke (“to hark”), West Frisian harkje (“to listen”), obsolete Dutch horken (“to hark, listen to”), Middle Low German horken (“to hark”), German horchen (“to hark, harken to”).