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

• herebeorgian

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)