hurry

hurry
{{11}}hurry (n.) c.1600, probably from HURRY (Cf. hurry) (v.).
{{12}}hurry (v.) 1590, first recorded in Shakespeare, who used it often; perhaps a variant of harry (v.), or perhaps a W.Midlands sense of M.E. hurren "to vibrate rapidly, buzz," from P.Gmc. *hurza "to move with haste" (Cf. M.H.G. hurren "to whir, move fast," O.Swed. hurra "to whirl round"), which also perhaps is the root of HURL (Cf. hurl). Related: HURRIED (Cf. hurried); hurrying.

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