horry

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

horry

  1. Alternative form of hory