Her-bergi
Old Norse Dictionary - her-bergi
Meaning of Old Norse word "her-bergi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word her-bergi can mean:her-bergi
- 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.)