herken

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch herkennen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

herken (present herken, present participle herkennende, past participle herken)

1. to recognise

Dutch

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Verb

herken

1. inflection of herkennen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• herkien, harken

Etymology

From Old English *hercian, from Proto-Germanic *hauzakōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrkən/

Verb

herken

1. to listen attentively, take heed

Conjugation

Conjugation of herken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) herken, herke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	herke	herked
2nd-person singular	herkest	herkedest
3rd-person singular	herketh	herked
subjunctive singular	herke
imperative singular		—
plural1	herken, herke	herkeden, herkede
imperative plural	herketh, herke	—
participles	herkynge, herkende	herked, yherked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: hark, heark (obsolete)
• Scots: herk, hark
• Yola: hark

References

• “herken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.