harry

VerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈhaɹɪj//
Vereinigte Staaten//ˈhæɹi//
Australien//ˈhæɹi//

To plunder, pillage, assault.

Verb

1
To plunder, pillage, assault.
I repent me much , That so I harry'd him
2
To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way.'
3
To strip, lay waste, ravage.
to harry this beautiful region
A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.
4
To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
Chelsea also struggled to keep possession as QPR harried and chased at every opportunity, giving their opponents no time on the ball.
The Colombians' ire was raised even more 10 minutes later when the referee showed a yellow card to [James] Rodríguez – who was apoplectic at the decision – for an innocuous trip that was, as Rodríguez vociferously pointed out with multiple hand gestures, a first offense compared with Fernandinho's harrying.

Herkunft

From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”). Cognates See also Walloon hairyî, Old French hairier, harier; also Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”); also Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer); also Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic кара (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (kāra, “army”)). More at here (“army”). Compare typologically Latin populor.

Substantiv

1
veraltetA menial servant; a sweeper.

Herkunft

Related to Hindi हड्डी (haḍḍī, “bone”).

Formen

Plural: harries
Präteritum: harried
Partizip II: harried
Partizip I: harrying
3. Person Singular: harries

harris · A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of…Harris · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.Harrison · A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.

harry · To plunder, pillage, assault.

Harry · A male given name.harsh · Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.Harsh · A surname.

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