A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Hiry-hary, interj. [In the later dial. as hirie-harie!, hirrieharrie, ‘an outcry after a thief, a broil, a tumult’ (Jam.).] A cry to express rapid and tumultuous movement. —c1500 Interl. Droich .
Hiry hary [Asl. Harry harry] hubbilschow Se ȝe not quha is cum now
