harry

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To plunder, pillage, assault.
2. (transitive) To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
3. (transitive) To strip, lay waste, ravage.
4. (transitive) To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.

Noun

A menial servant; a sweeper.

Synonyms

harass

molest

ravage

afflict

hassle

plague

chivy

torment

harrow

torture

beset

chevvy

annoy

chivvy

excruciate

provoke

chevy

bludgeon

force

compel

worry

coerce

hector

terrorize

ransack

prey on

rack

raid

tyrannize

plunder

bully

pressure

browbeat

dragoon

menace

pester

hound

bedevil

intimidate

vex

disquiet

disorder

bother

devil

devastate

bait

despoil

blackguard

haunt

commove

Translations

harceler

βασανίζω

tourmenter

saccheggiare

tormentare

acosar

atormentar

fare delle angherìe

devastare

vessare

sekkieren

🦡

tracasser

attaquer

👊

plündern

peinigen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: herien

Inherited from Old English: herġian

Cognate with Walloon: hairyî

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: ferheerje

Cognate with German: verheeren

Cognate with Swedish: härja

Cognate with Old English: here

Cognate with Western Frisian: hear

Cognate with Dutch: heer

Cognate with German: Heer

Cognate with Middle Irish: cuire

Cognate with Lithuanian: kãrias

Cognate with Church Slavic: кара

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κοίρανος

In summary

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”).
Cognates
See also Walloon hairyî, Old French hairier, harier; also Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”); also Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer); also Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic кара (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (kāra, “army”)). More at here (“army”).