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herying

herying is the present participle and gerund of herye.

Meaning of herye

Verb

herye (third-person singular simple present heryeth, present participle herying, simple past and past participle heryed)

  1. To praise, to glorify, to honour.
    • And Lord God, what herying is it to bilden thee a church of dead stones, and robben thy quicke churches of their bodilich liuelood?1563, John Foxe, Fox's Book of Martyrs: The Acts and Monuments of the Church, volume 1, published 1851, page 563

Questions about herying

What is herying the present participle and gerund of?
Herying is the present participle and gerund of herye.

Words near herying in the dictionary

  1. herxed
  2. herxes
  3. herxing
  4. herycano
  5. herye
  6. herying
  7. Herzberg
  8. Herzbergs
  9. Herzeg-Bosnia
  10. Herzeg-Bosnian
  11. Herzego-

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