An obsolete or dialect term for war, conflict, or a raiding expedition.
From Old English or Old Germanic roots meaning 'army' or 'war.' Related to German 'Heer' and Dutch 'heer.' The term fell out of common usage but persists in some dialect forms and historical texts.
This word shows how English has layer upon layer of ancient vocabulary—some common words like 'war' won out while others like 'harb' faded away, but both share Germanic roots that connect English all the way back to proto-Germanic warrior cultures.
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