Meaning

2 senses

  1. (neologism, rare)To be a harbinger; to presage.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To lodge, stay.

Origin

From late Middle English herbergen (“to lodge”), a back-formation from herberjour. Compare

From late Middle English herbergen (“to lodge”), a back-formation from herberjour. Compare harbinger, harbour.

A back-formation from harbinger.

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Forms

harbinges, harbinging, harbinged, harbinged
Base formharbinge · to harbinge
3rd person singularharbinges
Present participleharbinging
Past simpleharbinged
Past participleharbinged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyharbinge
he, she, itharbinges

Past simpleLesson

all personsharbinged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave harbinged
he, she, ithas harbinged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill harbinge

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
harangueharassC1harassmentC1harbingerharborB1
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