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harry
[ har-ee ]
/ ˈhær i /
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verb (used with object), har·ried, har·ry·ing.
verb (used without object), har·ried, har·ry·ing.
to make harassing incursions.
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Origin of harry
First recorded before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here “army”); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja “to harry, lay waste”
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harry
/ (ˈhærɪ) /
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
(tr) to harass; worry
to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war
Word Origin for harry
Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German heriōn
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