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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lüèduó
"侵略者前来掠夺沿海村庄。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To strip, pillage, or lay waste to something; an archaic variant spelling of harry.
"The invading forces came to herry the coastal villages and plunder the countryside." - 2
To distress, trouble, or harass persistently.
"She felt constantly herried by the endless demands of her daily corporate life."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English herien, coming from Old English herian, meaning to praise, glorify, or worship. Cognate with Old Saxon herian and Old High German herōn, its usage has largely shifted historically to mean to harry, pillage, or distress, though the archaic sense of praising or honoring exists in historical texts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Herry" is said worldwide
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harceler
Transliteration: arsel.e
"Les envahisseurs sont venus harceler les villages côtiers."
plündern
Transliteration: plyndɐn
"Sie zogen los, um die Dörfer zu plündern."
depredare
Transliteration: de.preˈda.re
"Le truppe arrivarono per depredare la regione."
saquear
Transliteration: sa.keˈaɾ
"Los invasores vinieron a saquear los asentamientos."
assolar
Transliteration: a.suˈlaɾ
"Eles pretendiam assolar as vilas costeiras."
उजाड़ना
Transliteration: ujāṛnā
"आक्रमणकारियों ने गाँवों को उजाड़ना शुरू कर दिया।"
掠夺
Transliteration: lüèduó
"侵略者前来掠夺沿海村庄。"
약탈하다
Transliteration: yaktalhada
"침략자들은 해안 마을들을 약탈하기 위해 왔다."
略奪する
Transliteration: ryakudatsu suru
"侵略者たちは沿岸の村々を略奪しに来た。"
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