An archaic or dialectal word meaning to harass, pester, or continually bother someone.
Possibly a variant or dialectal form related to 'harass,' with uncertain etymology. Some scholars suggest it may derive from Old French 'harasser' or be influenced by similar-sounding words in Romance languages.
This word is so obscure it's barely recorded in historical texts, making it a ghostword—a term that linguists know existed but can barely prove it ever meant anything specific!
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