Etymology: (bef. 900; ME herien, OE her(g)ian (der. of here army); c. OS heriōn, OHG herjōn, ON herja to harry, lay waste)
Definition of 'harry'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke annoy continually or chronically "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
2. (verb)harry, ravage make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
Definition of 'harry'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)harry to strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land
2. (verb)harry to agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass
3. (verb)harry to make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste