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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English herebeorg, from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu; equivalent to here (“army”) + bergh. The final vowel is levelled in from the Old English oblique cases; forms ending in /iː/ may be from the Old English dative singular.
Alternative forms
- harber, harborow, harborowe, harborrow, harbrow, harburrow, herbarwe, herber, herberewe, herberge, herbergh, herberȝ, herberȝe, herberhe, herberi, herberie, herberough, herberow, herberowe, herberowȝe, herberwh, herbore, herborewe, herborgh, herborogh, herborowe, herboru, herborugh, herborwe, herborwh, herbory, herbrow, herburgh
- (early) hærberȝe, hærberwe, herbearhe, herberia, herboruwe, hereberȝe, herrberrȝhe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌbɛrwə/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrx(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriu̯(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriː/, /ˈhar-/
- (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrbər(ə)/, /ˈharbər(ə)/
Noun
herberwe (plural herberwes)
- A place of residence; habitations:
- Accommodation, shelter; a temporary residence.
- A military base or camp.
- (figurative) The womb; the uterus.
- (rare) Providing for guests; hospitality.
- (nautical, rare) A harbour or port.
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Etymology 2
Verb
herberwe
- Alternative form of herberwen