harry
[ har-ee ]
verb (used with object),har·ried, har·ry·ing.
verb (used without object),har·ried, har·ry·ing.
to make harassing incursions.
Origin of harry
1First 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”
Other words for harry
British Dictionary definitions for harry
harry
/ (ˈhærɪ) /
verb-ries, -rying or -ried
(tr) to harass; worry
to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war
Origin of harry
1Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German heriōn
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