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.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM harry
un·har·ried, adjectiveWords nearby harry
Definition for harry (2 of 3)
Definition for harry (3 of 3)
Lawes
[ lawz ]
/ lɔz /
noun
HenryHarry,1596–1662,
English composer.
Lewis E(dward),1883–1947,
U.S. penologist.
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British Dictionary definitions for harry (1 of 2)
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