"herry" meaning in English

See herry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: herries [present, singular, third-person], herrying [participle, present], herried [participle, past], herried [past]
Etymology: From Middle English heryen, herien, from Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to call, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”). Cognate with Middle High German haren (“to call, shout”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan, “to praise”), Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati, “to announce; to praise, extol, commend”), Latin cēnseō (“inspect, appraise, estimate”, verb), Latin cēnsus (“estimation”). See censor, census. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|heryen}} Middle English heryen, {{m|enm|herien}} herien, {{inh|en|ang|herian|t=to extol, praise, commend, help}} Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hazjaną|t=to call, praise}} Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to call, praise”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱens-|t=to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”), {{cog|gmh|haren||to call, shout}} Middle High German haren (“to call, shout”), {{cog|got|𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽||to praise}} Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan, “to praise”), {{cog|sa|शंसति||to announce; to praise, extol, commend|tr=śáṃsati}} Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati, “to announce; to praise, extol, commend”), {{cog|la|cēnseō||inspect, appraise, estimate|pos=verb}} Latin cēnseō (“inspect, appraise, estimate”, verb), {{cog|la|cēnsus||estimation}} Latin cēnsus (“estimation”), {{l|en|censor}} censor, {{l|en|census}} census Head templates: {{en-verb}} herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To honour, praise or celebrate. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: herye
    Sense id: en-herry-en-verb-Eyv7kb-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herrier, herrying
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: herries [present, singular, third-person], herrying [participle, present], herried [participle, past], herried [past]
Etymology: From earlier hery, from Middle English herien, herȝen, herwen, from Old English hergian (“to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”). More at harry. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hery}} hery, {{inh|en|enm|herien}} Middle English herien, {{m|enm|herȝen}} herȝen, {{m|enm|herwen}} herwen, {{inh|en|ang|hergian|t=to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture}} Old English hergian (“to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*harjōną|t=to devastate, lay waste}} Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”), {{l|en|harry}} harry Head templates: {{en-verb}} herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried)
  1. (transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Alternative form of harry Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, obsolete, transitive Alternative form of: harry Synonyms: hery Derived forms: herriment, herryment
    Sense id: en-herry-en-verb-wl7u7N9S Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herrier, herrying
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From earlier hery, from Middle English herien, herȝen, herwen, from Old English hergian (“to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”). More at harry.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "herries",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herrying",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herried",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herried",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "harry"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1728, Robert Lindsay, Robert Freebairn, The History of Scotland: From 21 February, 1436, to March, 1565, page 44",
          "text": "In the Spring of the Year thereafter, this inteſtine War, within the Bowels of this Commonweal, began to increase ay more and more; and ſo continued two Years; during the which Time, the Douglaſſes burnt and herried all Lands pertaining to the King and his Aſſiſters; and alſo to them that were not plain on his Faction.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1822, James Hogg, The Three Perils of Man; Or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, page 228",
          "text": "The heroic Sim flew to horse, and desired all that were friends to the Scots to follow, while Laidlaw addressed his compeers, saying, \"Up, lads, and let us ride; our host must not be herried while we are under his roof.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 1830, Andrew Picken, The Deer-Stalkers of Glenskiach, published 1840, page 38",
          "text": "The victories of Inverlochy, of Alderne, and of Alford, the herrying of Argyleshire, and the sacking of Dundee, could scarcely make up for the terrible toils encountered in climhing the bleak precipices of the west, in wading through drifts of snow among the mountains during the depths of winter,[…].",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of harry"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harry",
          "harry#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Alternative form of harry"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hery"
    }
  ],
  "word": "herry"
}

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