herberwen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English herebeorgian; equivalent to herberwe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌbɛrwən/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrxən/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrɔu̯ən/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriu̯ən/, /ˈhar-/
  • (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrb(ə)rən/, /ˈharb(ə)rən/

Verb

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herberwen

  1. To accommodate or lodge; to have as a guest:
    Synonym: housen
    1. To provide shelter or refuge.
      • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 25:35, page 14r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
        foꝛ I hungride .· ⁊ ȝe ȝauen me to ete / and I þirſtide .· and ȝe ȝauen me to dꝛynke / I was herboꝛles .· ⁊ ȝe herboꝛiden me []
        Because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was homeless, and you sheltered me []
    2. To give out accommodations (to someone).
  2. To house; to permanently accommodate.
  3. To dwell or stay; to make accommodation.
    Synonym: housen
  4. To shelter or store (an animal or thing)
    Synonym: housen
  5. (hunting, rare) To drive to a lair.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: harbor, harbour
  • Scots: hairbor, hairbour

References

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