herry

Also used as

herry is also the alternative form of harry.

herry is also the pronunciation spelling of hurry.

Forms of herry

Origin 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 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.

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.

Words formed from herry

• herriment
• herryment
• herry up
• herrier
• herrying

Questions about herry

What does herry mean?

Herry means to honour, praise or celebrate.

What part of speech is herry?

Herry is a verb.

What is the past tense of herry?

The past tense of herry is herried.