Harry definition
To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
verb
Harry is defined as to raid, or to quickly move along.
An example of harry is to take over a fort.
An example of harry is to pressure someone to finish a project.
verb
Harry is a man's name.
An example of a famous man named Harry was President Harry Truman.
noun
To force along, as by attacks or blows.
verb
To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder.
verb
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To torment or worry; harass.
verb
To force or push along.
verb
To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms.
The wind harried the trees.
verb
To attack or raid, as in war.
Vikings harrying the coast.
verb
(person, proper) A masculine name: fem. Harriet.
noun
Origin of harry
- Middle English harien from Old English hergian koro- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English harien, herien, from Old English hergian (“to pillage, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (compare East Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”)) Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”)), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) (compare Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer), from Proto-Indo-European *kori̯os (compare Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic кара (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian kāra ‘army’).[Cuneiform?]
From Wiktionary
- Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.
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