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Middle English
- harberles, herbereweles, herberlasse, herbereweles, herberles, herberlesse, herberwelees, herberwȝles, herboreles, herborles, herborowles, herborweles, herrberrȝhelæs
Etymology
From herberwe + -les.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌbɛrwəlɛːs/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrɔu̯lɛːs/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriu̯lɛːs/, /ˈhɛrbərlɛːs/, /ˈhar-/, /-lɛs/
Adjective
herberweles
- homeless; lacking accommodation
c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), 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
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