/har"ee/ , v. , harried, harrying .
v.t.
1. to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
2. to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside.
v.i.
3. to make harassing incursions.
[ bef. 900; ME herien, OE her ( g ) ian (deriv. of here army); c. G verheeren, ON herja to harry, lay waste ]
Syn. 1. molest, plague, trouble. 2. plunder, strip, rob, pillage.