herye

Meaning

Verb

• To praise, to glorify, to honour.

Origin

• From Middle English herien, heryen, from Old English herian ("to extol, praise, commend, help"), 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 ("to praise"), Latin cēnseō ("inspect, appraise, estimate"), Latin cēnsus ("estimation"); see censor, census.