harrow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹəʊ/
• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹoʊ/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -æɹəʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate with harvest), or from Old Norse harfr/herfi;^[1] compare Danish harve (“harrow”), Dutch hark (“rake”). Akin to Latin carpere. According to the OED, the verb senses are partly derived from the noun sense, partly from a by-form of the verb harry, itself from Old English hergian.^[2]

Etymology 2

From Middle English harrow, harrowe, haro, from Old French haro, harou, harau, harol, from Frankish *harot, *hara (“here; hither”), from *hēr. Akin to Old Saxon herod, Old High German herot, Middle Dutch hare.

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Anagrams

• Rowrah