English Explanatory Dictionary

herry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To honour, praise or celebrate.
verb
  1. Alternative form of harry.
verb
  1. Pronunciation spelling of hurry

Word forms

herry herries herrying herried herye hery

Etymology

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.

Derived words

herrier herrying herriment herryment herry up
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