"behearken" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From be- + hearken. Cognate with West Frisian beharkje (“to listen, listen to”).",
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          "text": "The king prayed he might behearken mass first, and that was done.",
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        "To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey."
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        "(transitive) To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey."
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        "(transitive) To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey."
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