harry

Meaning

Verb

• To plunder, pillage, assault.
• To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
• To strip, lay waste, ravage.
• To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.

Origin

• From Middle English herien, harien (compare Walloon hairyî, old French hairier, harier), from Old English herġian, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (compare Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren ("to harry, devastate"), Swedish härja ("ravage, harry")), from *harjaz (compare Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos (compare Middle Irish cuire ("army"), Lithuanian kãrias ("army; war"), Old Church Slavonic кара ("strife"), Ancient Greek κοίρανος ("chief, commander"), Old Persian). More at here.