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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’):
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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.
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2. a closet, room, Stj. 1, 204, 520, Fms. xi. 117, Eg. 525; konungs h., a king’s closet, Ó. H. 117, Gþl. 139.
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COMPDS: herbergismaðr, herbergissveinn.