HARRY Har"ry, v. t.. [imp. & p. p. Harried( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.] Etym: [OF. harwen, herien, her, AS. hergisn to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Gf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.]
1. To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and
harried the land.
To harry this beautiful region. W. Irving.
A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. J. Burroughs.
2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. Shak.
Syn. — To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.
HARRY
Har"ry, v. i..
Defn: To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
HARSH
Harsh, a. [Compar. Harsher; superl. Harshest.] Etym: [OE. harsk; akin
to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. härsk; from the same source as
E. hard. See Hard, a.]
1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:(a) To the touch."Harsh sand." Boyle. (b) To the taste. "Berries harsh and crude." Milton. (c) To the ear. "Harsh din." Milton.
2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. Shak. Though harsh the precept, yet the charmed. Dryden.
3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.)