herebeorg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.reˌbe͜orɡ/, [ˈhe.reˌbe͜orˠɣ]

Noun

herebeorg f

  1. shelter, refuge
  2. military quarters

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative herebeorg herebeorga, herebeorge
accusative herebeorge herebeorga, herebeorge
genitive herebeorge herebeorga
dative herebeorge herebeorgum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: herberwe
    • English: harbor, harbour (Commonwealth), harborough, herborough, harborow (all obsolete)
      • → Cebuano: harbor
      • → Marshallese: aba
      • → Welsh: harbwr
    • Middle Scots: herbery, harbery, herbrie
      • Scots: harboury (obsolete), hairbour (possibly borrowed from English)

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