A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Herbe, sb. herb, Voc.; eerbe, W2; hairbis, pl., S3; herbes, C2; erbez, S2; eerbis, W2.—­OF. herbe; Lat. herba.

Herbere, sb. garden of herbs, S3; herber, PP, CM; erber, PP; erberes, pl., S3.

Herbergage, sb. lodging, S2, C2, C3.—­AF. herbergage, from OF. herberge, encampment (Roland).

Herbergeour, sb. provider of lodging, C3.—­OF. herbergeur.

Herbergeri, sb. lodging, S2.—­OF. herbergerie.

Herberwe, sb. lodging, shelter, harbour, place of refuge, camp, S, PP; herborewe, W; herbergh, C, PP; herbor3*, PP; herbore, W.—­Icel. herbergi lit. army-shelter.  See Here.

Herberwe, v. to harbour, lodge, S3, PP; herborowe, PP; harborowe, S3; herborwe, PP; herborwed, pp., S; herborid, W. See above.

Herbore-les, adj. homeless, W.

Herce, sb. triangular form, S3; herse, a framework whereon lighted candles were placed at funerals, HD; burden of a song, S3.—­OF. herce, a harrow; Lat. hirpicem.

Herd, adj. haired, C.

Herde, adj. pl. hard, S; see Harde.

Herde, sb. herd, grex, PP.—­AS. heord.

Herde, sb. shepherd, CM; hirde, S, H; hird, S3, H; hurde, keeper, guardian, S; hirdis, pl., W, H.—­AS. hierde (heorde), herdsman; cp.  OHG. hirti (Otfrid).

Herde-man, sb. herdsman, S3; heorde-monne, gen. pl., S.

Herdes, sb. pl. the refuse of flax, MD; hardes, Voc., Cath.; heerdis, CM; hyrdys, Prompt.; heorden, dat., S.—­AS. heordan.

Herdes, pl. lands, S; see Erd.

Here, sb. hair, S, CM, S3; her, S2; heer, S3, C3; heere, W, PP; heare, S3; hore, MD ~; hares~, pl., S2; haris, S3; heres, C2; heeris, W; heiris, W2.—­AS. hA|*r; cp.  OHG. hAir (Otfrid).

Here, sb. hair-cloth, S, S2; haire, Cath.; hayre, Voc.; heare, S; heire, W2, PP; heyre, C3, P, W; haigre, dat., S.—­AS hA|*re.

Here, sb. host, army, S, S2.—­AS. here:  Goth, harjis.

Here, pron. of them, their, S, S2, C, PP; her, S, S3, C2, C3, PP; heore, S; huere, S2; hore, S; hor, S2; hare, S, S2; hir, C2; hire, S; hern, herne, gen. theirs, W, W2.—­AS. hira (heora).

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