herberwe

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌbɛrwə/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrx(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriu̯(ə)/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriː/, /ˈhar-/
  • (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrbər(ə)/, /ˈharbər(ə)/

Noun

herberwe (plural herberwes)

  1. A place of residence; habitations:
    1. Accommodation, shelter; a temporary residence.
    2. A military base or camp.
    3. (figurative) The womb; the uterus.
  2. (rare) Providing for guests; hospitality.
  3. (nautical, rare) A harbour or port.
Descendants
  • English: harbor (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: harbery, harbory, hairbour
References

Verb

herberwe

  1. Alternative form of herberwen
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