different between harry vs louis

English

Etymology

From Middle English herien, harien (compare Walloon hairyî, old French hairier, harier), from Old English her?ian, from Proto-Germanic *harj?n? (compare Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”)), from *harjaz (“army”) (compare Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos (compare Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic ???? (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek ???????? (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (k?ra, “army”)). More at here (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæ?i/, /h??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hæ?i/
• Rhymes: -æ?i

Verb

harry (third-person singular simple present harries, present participle harrying, simple past and past participle harried) (transitive)

1. To plunder, pillage, assault.
2. To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
   • 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:

     "One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night,

     But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;

     Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,

     Then look for me by moonlight,

     Watch for me by moonlight,

     I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way."

3. To strip, lay waste, ravage.

   • to harry this beautiful region

   • 1896, John Burroughs, Birds and bees and other studies in nature

     A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.

4. To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.

Derived terms

• harrier

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the English name Harry.

Adjective

harry (indeclinable)

1. (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy

Derived terms

• harrytur
• harryhandel

References

• “harry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the English name Harry.

Adjective

harry (indeclinable)

1. (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy

Derived terms

• harrytur
• harryhandel

References

• “harry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

Pronunciation

Noun

louis (plural louis or louises)

1. (historical numismatics) Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
2. (historical numismatics) The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
3. (historical numismatics, informal) The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.

Synonyms

• Louis; lew (Scotland)

Hyponyms

• franc germinal, napoleon
• louis d'or
• louis d'or constitutionnel

Anagrams

• Lious

French

Etymology

From Louis, the name of the kings of France who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwi/

Noun

louis m (plural louis)

1. (historical numismatics) A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and (slang) Empire of France.
2. (historical numismatics, slang) 20 francs.

Synonyms

• (republican coin): louis d'or constitutionnel
• (imperial coin): napoléon, franc germinal

Hyponyms

• (royal coins): louis d'or

Derived terms

• louis d'or
• louis d'or constitutionnel

Further reading

• “louis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Pronunciation

Noun

louis m (plural louis)

1. (Jersey, numismatics) pound