horry

See also: Horry

English

Etymology

From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).

Adjective

horry (comparative horrier or more horry, superlative horriest or most horry)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

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Middle English

Adjective

horry

  1. alternative form of hory
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