Her-bergi

Old Norse Dictionary - her-bergi

Meaning of Old Norse word "her-bergi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

her-bergi Old Norse word can mean:

her-bergi: n. (her-byrgi, Gþl. 139, Stj. 204), [A. S. hereberga or herebeorga; Old Engl. herberowe, harbrough, and herber (Chaucer); mod. Engl. harbour, arbour; mid. H. G. herberge; Germ. herberge; Swed. herberge; hence Ital. albergo and Fr. auberge]:—a harbour (prop. ‘host-shelter’):

her-bergi: 1. an inn; herbergi þar er menn drukku inni, Fb. i. 347: allit., hús ok herbergi, FmS. i. 104, Edda 147 (pref.); var þeim vísat í gesta-hús til herbergis, Edda 60; vera at herbergi (to lodge) í húsum e-s, Clem. 35; taka sér h., to take lodgings, SkS. 31.

her-bergi: 2. a closet, room, Stj. 1, 204, 520, FmS. xi. 117, Eg. 525; konungs h., a king’s closet, Ó. H. 117, Gþl. 139.

her-bergi: COMPDS: herbergismaðr, herbergissveinn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛒᛁᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Ital.: Italian.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

f.: feminine.

lit.: literally.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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