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English word origin

Etymology of herry

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 sp

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To honour, praise or celebrate.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

Alternative form of harry.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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  • Inherited-form mentionherienenm
  • Inherited-form mentionhergianang · to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture
  • Inherited-form mention*harjōnągem-pro · to devastate, lay waste
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