herberwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

harber, harborowe, herbare, herbarewen, herbarwen, herber, herbere, herberewe, herberewen, herberghen, herberghwen, herbergwyn, herberowe, herberwe, herberwyn, herbore, herborewe, herborowe, herborwe, herborwen
herbarhin, herbergen, herborȝin, hereborewi (Early Middle English)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

herberwen

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.)‎, 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).
To house; to permanently accommodate.
To dwell or stay; to make accommodation.
Synonym: housen
To shelter or store (an animal or thing)
Synonym: housen
(hunting, rare) To drive to a lair.

Conjugation

Conjugation of herberwen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) herberwen, herberwe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	herberwe	herberwed
2nd-person singular	herberwest	herberwedest
3rd-person singular	herberweth	herberwed
subjunctive singular	herberwe	herberwed
imperative singular	herberwe	—

plural¹	herberwen, herberwe	herberweden, herberwede
imperative plural	herberweth, herberwe	—

participles	herberwynge, herberwende	herberwed, yherberwed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: harbor, harbour
Scots: hairbor, hairbour

References

“herberwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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