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Definition tarry

Etymology 1

From Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirian, tir?an, ter?an (“to worry, exasperate, pain, provoke, excite”), from Proto-Germanic *tergan?, *targijan? (“to pull, tease, irritate”), from Proto-Indo-European *dereg?- (“to pull, tug, irritate”). Cognate with Dutch tergen (“to provoke”), German zergen (“to vex, irritate, provoke”), Norwegian Bokmål terge (“to irritate, provoke”), Russian ??????? (dergat?, “to pull, yank, jerk, pluck up”). Compare also Walloon tårdjî (“to be late, to be slow, to wait”).

Verb

tarry (third-person singular simple present tarries, present participle tarrying, simple past and past participle tarried)

1. (intransitive, dated) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
2. (intransitive, dated) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
3. (intransitive, dated) To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
4. (intransitive, dated) To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.
5. (transitive, dated) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

Noun

tarry (plural tarries)

1. A sojourn.

Etymology 2

From Middle English terrie, equivalent to tar +‎ -y.

Adjective

tarry (comparative tarrier, superlative tarriest)

1. Resembling tar.
2. Covered with tar.

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