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† ˈharbry, ˈherbery, v. north. dial. and Sc. Obs.
Forms: 4 herbery, herbory, 4–6 herbri, herbry, 6–7 harbry, harberie.
[In 14th c. herbery, herbry, a northern doublet of harbour v., perh. immediately a. ON. herbergja: cf. harboury n.]
1. trans. To shelter, lodge: = harbour v. 1.
1375Barbour Bruce ii. 300 And bad thaim herbery thaim that nycht. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Magdalena 218 Nane wald herbry þam in house. 14..Burgh Laws c. 85 (Skene 90) Na man..aw to harbery ony strangear in his house langar þan a nycht. 1500–20Dunbar Poems lxvi. 29 Nor veseit the seik, nor..Harbreit the wolsome. a1550Freiris of Berwik 239 in Dunbar's Poems (1893) 293, I will herbry no gaistis heir perfay. 1609Skene Reg. Maj. 129 Na man sovld harbrie strangers.
2. To anchor (a ship) in a haven or harbour.
1513Douglas æneis i. vi. 159 Thi schippis and fallowschip..Other ar herbryit in the havin. 1562A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) i. 205 Þat Lord may harbary so thy bairge.
3. intr. To take shelter, to lodge; to come into a haven, to land.
c1475Rauf Coilȝear 710 Quhen he harbreit with me. 1513Douglas æneis i. viii. 81 We ar defendit to herbry on the sand.
Hence † ˈharbrying, herbreyng vbl. n.
1375Barbour Bruce ix. 703 Strange men had tane herbreyng In the place. |