herry

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English heryen, herien, from Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), from Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan, 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== herye ==== Verb ==== herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried) (transitive, obsolete) To honour, praise or celebrate. ===== Derived terms ===== herrier herrying === Etymology 2 === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== hery ==== Verb ==== herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried) (transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Alternative form of harry. ===== Derived terms ===== herrier herrying herriment, herryment === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== herry (third-person singular simple present herries, present participle herrying, simple past and past participle herried) Pronunciation spelling of hurry ===== Derived terms ===== herry up