Middle English Dictionary Entry
herberǧ(e)ǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | herberǧ(e)ǒur n. Also -ger, -iour, -ior, herbariour, herborger, harbiriour & herbig(e)our, -ger, harbijour, -ger, herbegour, -ger, -iour, herebeger, harbager & herbengar, harbenyour. |
| Etymology | OF herbergëor |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. herberwer.
1.
(a) An officer of a king or nobleman who assigns lodgings to guests; (b) one who rides ahead to arrange lodgings for someone; a military officer in charge of laying out encampments; (c) a soldier in the vanguard of an army.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)1498 : The knyghtes..gan anon repaire To her logging..Assigned hem be the herberioure [vrr. herbergeoure, herbergour, herbeioure].
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)5000 : Peyne and Distresse, Syknesse and Ire..Ben of hir paleys senatours; Gronyng and Grucchyng, hir herberjours.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)235 : Herberiowre: Hospiciarius.
- (1454) Proc.Privy C.6.232 : Herberiours: Thomas Yerde serjeant; John Sevyngton, John Rypon, yoman.
- 1532-1897(a1475) Ass.Ladies (Skeat)389 : I wil go speke unto the herbergere, That she may purvey for your logging here.
b
- (1384-5) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103594 : Herbergour domini Regis, 2 s.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML.(Manly-Rickert)B.997 : The fame anon thurgh Rome toun is born How Alla kyng shal comen in pilgrymage By herbergeours [vr. herberioures] that wenten hym biforn.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.1329 : Elda..Was sent tofore to pourveie..In help to ben his herbergour.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)3326 : The Chambres and the large tours Shal be delyuered to ȝour herberiours.
- c1430(a1410) Love Mirror (Brsn e.9)85 : Where ben..herbergeres and purveyoures that schulde goo byfore?
- (1447-9) Doc.in HMC Rep.5 App.519 : Given to -- Yerthe, harbyjour of the King, for having his friendship, so that he might not assign many soldiers to this place, 6 s. 8 d.
- (1454) Paston2.297 : Item, the Duke of Somersetes herbergeour hath taken up all the loggyng that may be goten nere the Toure, in Thamystrete..Tourehille, and there aboute.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)789 : A Mesurer, that is our Herbagere, For paviloun & tent assigneth he The grounde.
- (1460) Paston (Gairdner)3.233 : There come hider..the Harbyger of my Lord of Marche, desyryng that my Lady of York myght lye here untylle the comyng of my Lord of York.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)345/5 : There cam the herbygeours frome kynge Arthure for to herborow hym and his kyngys, deukis, [etc.].
c
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2448 : Thane come þe herbariours, harageous knyghtez, The hale batells on hye harrawnte theraftyre.
- a1605(c1471) Arriv.Edw.IV in Camd.1 (Hrl 543)26 : They lefte that way, albe it theyr herbengars were come afore them as ferre as Sudberye towne.
2.
(a) A host; one who takes guests or lodgers, innkeeper; (b) a hospitable person.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Rom.16.23 : Gayus, my herborgere [WB(2): myn oost; L hospes meus], greetith ȝou wel, and al the chirche.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)7583 : With sory hap, to youre bihove, Am I to day youre herberger!
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)32b/b : Hospita: an herbiger.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)34/25 : Þe þridde is þes robbours, þes wikkede herberiours, þat pilen so þes sily pilgrymes.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)60b : A herberiore [Monson: an Harbiriour]: hospes, hospita.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)750 : Nowe ys he come wyth gret honowre To Rome, to hys harbenyowre.
b
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)143 : Ach þe richtwise men..þe herbegers, þe þolemode..sculen beon icleoped on þe fader riht halue.
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)256/1 : Seint Iulian, þe guode herebeger [Corp-C: herbigour], of noble kuynde com.
3.
In surnames and place names.
Associated quotations
- (1319) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms90 : Henr. Herbegour.
- (1327) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms90 : Sewall. Herberger. Joh. Herbergour.
- (1332) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms90 : Joh. Herberiour.
- (1395) EPNSoc.28 (Der.)509 : Herberiourclose.
- (1415) EPNSoc.28 (Der.)509 : Herbergerclose.
- (1447) Court R.Hastings in Sus.RS 37150 : Wm. Herberiour.