society > communication > information > news or tidings > [verb (intransitive)] > obtain tidings (2)
(quasi-transitive) to listen forth, out: to obtain tidings of. (Cf. hearken, v. 8) Obsolete.
†to listen of: to hear tell of. †to listen on = listen to. to listen for, †after: to be eager or make an effort to catch the sound of; to…