English Online Dictionary. What means harry? What does harry mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hæɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hæɹi/, /hɛɹi/
- Homophone: Harry
- Homophone: hairy (only in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger)
- Rhymes: -æɹi
Etymology 1
From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”).
Verb
harry (third-person singular simple present harries, present participle harrying, simple past and past participle harried) (transitive)
- To plunder, pillage, assault.
- Synonyms: maraud, raid, sack
- To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
- Synonym: harass
- To strip, lay waste, ravage.
- Synonyms: devastate, obliterate; see also Thesaurus:destroy
- To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
- Synonyms: harrow, torment; see also Thesaurus:vex, Thesaurus:pester
Derived terms
- harrier
Translations
Etymology 2
Related to अस्थि (asthi, “bone”).
Noun
harry (plural harries)
- (India, obsolete) A menial servant; a sweeper.
References
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “harry”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the English name Harry.
Adjective
harry (indeclinable)
- (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy, tacky
Derived terms
- harrytur
- harryhandel
References
- “harry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the English name Harry.
Adjective
harry (indeclinable)
- (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy
Derived terms
- harrytur
- harryhandel
References
- “harry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.