herry

herry · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱens-“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hazjaną“to call, praise”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*haʀjan
4. Old English · inherited fromherian“to extol, praise, commend, help”
5. Middle English · inherited fromheryen
6. English todayherry

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.

herry · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*harjōną“to devastate, lay waste”
2. Old English · inherited fromhergian“to ravage, plunder, lay waste, harry; seize, take, capture”
3. Middle English · inherited fromherien
4. English todayherry

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.

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