Obs. [f. EAR sb.1; in some cases perh. a misspelling for hear.] trans. To give ear to.
1583. Stanyhurst, Æneis, IV. (Arb.), 117. You Gods … Eare this I doe craue you.
1612. Shaks. & Fl., Two Noble K., III. i. (1621), 36 Thou knew’st … I ear’d her language.
Ear, dial. var. of NERE, kidney.
