f. Harrying, harrowing, plundering, devastation, waging war, an irruption, incursion, invasion, a raid, plunder:-- Seó hergung wæs þurh Alaricum Gotena cyning geworden inruptio quæ per Alaricum regem Gothorum facta est, Bd. 1, 11; 8. 480, 11. Héðenra manna hergung ádiligode Godes cyrican in Lindisfarena ee þurh reáflác and mansleht the harrying of heathen men destroyed God's church at Lindisfarne by plundering and slaughter, Chr. 793; Erl. 59, 11. Ðæt mǽste yfel ðe ǽfre ǽnig here dón mihte on bærnette and hergunge and on manslihtum the greatest evil that any army could do in the way of burning and plundering and manslayings, 994; Erl. 133, 18. On ánre heregunge in a single invasion, Jos. 10, 40. Be his ǽriste and be his hergunga on helle concerning his resurrection and his harrowing of hell. Blickl. Homl. 83, 29. Hell oncneów Crist ðá ðá heó fórlét hyre hæftlingas fút þurh ðæs Hǽlendes hergunge Hell acknowledged Christ when it let out its captives through the harrowing of Jesus, Homl. Th. i. 228, 17. Hí hergodon and brohton tó ðam castele ða hergunge they plundered and brought the plunder to the castle. Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 19. Ðá forlét hé his hergunga then he left off his harryings, 1016; Erl. 154, 10. hergung