hergian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === heregian, herian, herġean, herġan, heriġan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *harīgōn, *harjagōn, variants of *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to overrun with an army”). Related to Old English here. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn] === Verb === hergian to pillage, plunder late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hergoþ hergung forhergian ġehergian oferhergian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: herȝen, herghen, herwen, herewen, herien, harien Scots: herry English: harry, harrow === References === Sweet's Student's Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon (First Edition, 1896, OUP)