harry
[ har-ee ]
/ ˈhær i /
verb (used with object), har·ried, har·ry·ing.
to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside.
verb (used without object), har·ried, har·ry·ing.
to make harassing incursions.
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Origin of harry
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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Lawes
[ lawz ]
/ lɔz /
noun
HenryHarry,1596–1662, English composer.
Lewis E(dward),1883–1947, U.S. penologist.
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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
British Dictionary definitions for harry (2 of 2)
Lawes
/ (lɔːz) /
noun
Henry. 1596–1662, English composer, noted for his music for Milton's masque Comus (1634) and for his settings of some of Robert Herrick's poems
his brother, William . 1602–45, English composer, noted for his harmonically experimental instrumental music
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