horchen
German
Etymology
An originally a Central German word, from northern Middle High German horchen, hōrchen, from late Old High German hōrechen, probably from original *hōrahhōn,[1] from Proto-Germanic *hauzakōną, derived from *hauzijaną + intensive -k-. Cognate with Middle Dutch horken, hoorken, Old Frisian hērkia (West Frisian harkje), Old English *heárcian (English hark).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to hark; to listen closely; to try to hear, especially a weak sound
- 1840, Die beyden Spencer oder Die Wunder der Todtengruft. Nach einer wahren Englischen Geschichte des 14ten Jahrhunderts frey bearbeitet, Wien, p. 185:
- Er hörte seinen Namen, er horchte des Gespräches, erkannte Blankens und seines Vaters Stimme, und stürzte schnell hervor in die Arme seiner Gattin.
- 1840, Die beyden Spencer oder Die Wunder der Todtengruft. Nach einer wahren Englischen Geschichte des 14ten Jahrhunderts frey bearbeitet, Wien, p. 185:
Usage notes
Conjugation
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “horchen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “horchen” in Duden online
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