herbergere
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harbinger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English herbergere, from Anglo French, host, from herberge camp, lodgings, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heriberga Date: 14th century 1. archaic a person sent ahead to provide lodgings 2. a. one that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
harbinger — har|bin|ger [ˈha:bındʒə US ˈha:rbındʒər] n literary or formal [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: herbergere host , from herberge place you stay at ] a sign that something is going to happen soon harbinger of ▪ These birds are considered to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
harbinger — [12] Originally, a harbinger was simply someone who provided ‘harbour’ – that is, ‘shelter, lodging’. The word began life as a derivative of Old French herberge ‘lodging’, a borrowing from heriberga, the Old Saxon equivalent of Old English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
harbinger — [ hα:bɪn(d)ʒə] noun a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something. Origin ME (orig. a person who provides or goes ahead to find lodging , later a herald ): from OFr. herbergere, from herbergier provide lodging for , from… … English new terms dictionary
harbinger — /ˈhabɪndʒə/ (say habinjuh) noun 1. someone who goes before and makes known the approach of another. 2. that which foreshadows a future event; an omen: *She then writes the three words that are the harbinger of the sinister days to come …… …
harbinger — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something. ORIGIN originally denoting a person who provides or goes ahead to find lodging: from Old French herbergere, from an obsolete Low German dialect word meaning shelter… … English terms dictionary
harbinger — [12] Originally, a harbinger was simply someone who provided ‘harbour’ – that is, ‘shelter, lodging’. The word began life as a derivative of Old French herberge ‘lodging’, a borrowing from heriberga, the Old Saxon equivalent of Old English… … Word origins
harbinger — n. 1 a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. 2 a forerunner. Etymology: earlier = one who provides lodging : ME herbergere f. OF f. herberge lodging f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
har|bin|ger — «HAHR bihn juhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. one that goes ahead to announce another s coming; forerunner: »The robin is a harbinger of spring. The boding cry of the tree toad, that harbinger of storm (Washington Irving). 2. Archaic or Historical. a… … Useful english dictionary
