herry means to honour, praise or celebrate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “herry” is a great word
HERRY — [Verb] To honour, praise, or celebrate with formal public acclaim. From Middle English heryen, herien, from Old English herian ("to extol, praise, commend"), from Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną ("to call, praise"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- ("to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness"). Unlike "extol," which implies vigorous but general acclaim, or "commend," which suggests specific, merit-based approval, to herry is to confer honour in a formal, ceremonial register. It is the resonant peal of bells for a returning sovereign, the skald’s saga of ancestral deeds, the solemn hymn in a vaulted chapel—a ritual act of remembrance that forges warmth from the cold fact of a good life lived, where praise becomes a kind of monument.
Etymology
From Middle English heryen, herien, from Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), from Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to call, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”). Cognate with Middle High German haren (“to call, shout”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan, “to praise”), Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati, “to announce; to praise, extol, commend”), Latin cēnseō (“inspect, appraise, estimate”, verb), Latin cēnsus (“estimation”). See censor, census.
verb
- To honour, praise or celebrate.“Thenceforth it firmely was eſtabliſhed, / And for Apolloes temple highly herried.”