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Harley
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English
Alternative forms
en Hurley
Etymology
From en ang hær rock or ang hara hare + ang lēah wood, clearing. Equivalent to en hare -leigh -ley en lea.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɑɹli/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Harley.wav Southern England
en ɑː(ɹ)li 2
Proper noun
en village/and/cpar (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ5901. Parish map (Shropshire)
en settlement par/Wentworth bor/Rotherham co/South Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SK3698.
en twp in Timiskaming District, north-east p/Ontario c/Canada.
en comm in comm/Burford Brant County, p/Ontario.
en habitational Old English from the place names.
en unisex surnames.
Derived terms
en Harleian
en Harley Street
en Harleysville
Noun
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
en Peter Harper 6 Apr 1995 https://groups.google.com/g/rec.motorcycles/c/4FcFGjyxyoo/m/hV_hVuR1LREJ rec.motorcycles I was blown away by how much the 800 looks like a Harley. My Harley riding friends always do a double take when they see a picture of it. I personally like the Harleyesque looks and have owned a Vulcan 1500. Honda shadow vt1100 Ace
en 2009-03-22 Susanna Hamner Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/business/economy/22harley.html Some dealers also took advantage of heightened demand for Harleys to charge more, a move that may have done long-lasting harm. “Dealers were charging more than the suggested manufacturer price and it made Harley look greedy and jeopardized our brand that we spent a long time building,” Mr. Ziemer said. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040959/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/business/economy/22harley.html
References
en eponyms
en Motorcycles