harry

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Harried p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying. ] [ OE. harwen, herien, her&yogh_;ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Cf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. [ 1913 Webster ]

To harry this beautiful region. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. Shak.

Syn. -- To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass. [ 1913 Webster ]