harbinge

English

Etymology

From Middle English herbergen (“to lodge”), possibly from an Anglo-Saxon source but more likely from Old French herbergier (“to lodge, shelter, encamp”). See harbinger, herberwe.

Verb

harbinge (third-person singular simple present harbinges, present participle harbinging, simple past and past participle harbinged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lodge, stay.
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