OriginFrom 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.
- obsolete, transitiveTo honour, praise or celebrate.
“Thenceforth it firmely was eſtabliſhed, / And for Apolloes temple highly herried.”
- alt-of, pronunciation-spellingPronunciation spelling of hurry
Formsherries(present, singular, third-person) · herrying(participle, present) · herried(participle, past) · herried(past) · herye(alternative)