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Verry vs Herry - What's the difference?

verry | herry |

As an adjective verry

is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As an adverb verry

is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a verb herry is

to honour, praise or celebrate.

verry

English

Adjective

(-)

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • * 1819', Nancy Collin, ''Letter to her parents'', '''2007 , Terrance Keenan, ''If Our Lives Be Spared: A Saga of the Collin Family Settlers in Early New York State , page 62,
    • I have enjoyed a verry poor state of health since I wrote to you last ...
  • * 1862', Solomon York, ''Letter to his future wife'', '''2004 , Wallace E. Jarrell, ''The Randolph Hornets in the Civil War , page 168,
    • I have nothing verry interesting to write.
  • * 1913 , Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine , Volumes 43-45, page 626,
    • When we first came to this place our men were verry feeble.

    herry

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) . See (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To honour, praise or celebrate.
  • * 1596 , '', 1805, H. J. Todd (editorial notes), ''The Works of Edmund Spenser , page 185,
    • Thenceforth it firmely was e?tabli?hed, / And for Apolloes temple highly herried .
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From earlier (m), from (etyl) (m), . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (transitive, obsolete, Scotland)
  • * 1728 , Robert Lindsay, Robert Freebairn, The History of Scotland: From 21 February, 1436, to March, 1565 , page 44,
    • In the Spring of the Year thereafter, this inte?tine War, within the Bowels of this Commonweal, began to increase ay more and more; and ?o continued two Years; during the which Time, the Dougla??es burnt and herried all Lands pertaining to the King and his A??i?ters; and al?o to them that were not plain on his Faction.
  • * 1822 , , The Three Perils of Man; Or, War, Women, and Witchcraft , page 228,
    • The heroic Sim flew to horse, and desired all that were friends to the Scots to follow, while Laidlaw addressed his compeers, saying, "Up, lads, and let us ride; our host must not be herried while we are under his roof."
  • * , The Deer-Stalkers of Glenskiach , 1840, page 38,
    • The victories of Inverlochy, of Alderne, and of Alford, the herrying of Argyleshire, and the sacking of Dundee, could scarcely make up for the terrible toils encountered in climhing the bleak precipices of the west, in wading through drifts of snow among the mountains during the depths of winter,.
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)