HARRIES

Etymology

Proper noun

Harries

A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• hariers, rareish, rehairs

Verb

harries

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harry

Anagrams

• hariers, rareish, rehairs

Source: Wiktionary


HARRY

Har"ry, v. t.. [imp. & p. p. Harried( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.] Etym: [OF. harwen, herien, her, AS. hergisn to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Gf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.]

1. To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. To harry this beautiful region. W. Irving. A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. J. Burroughs.

2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. Shak.

Syn.

– To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.

Har"ry, v. i..

Definition: To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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