Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harjōną (see also East Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren ‎(“to harry, devastate”)) Swedish härja ‎(“ravage, harry”)), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz ‎(“army”) (see also 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 кара ‎(kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος ‎(koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] ‎(kāra, “army”)).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ