Definition
Archaic form meaning to serve as a harbinger; to announce or signal the arrival of something, or to provide lodging or shelter.
Etymology
From Old French 'herbergier' meaning to lodge or shelter. The verb form 'harbinge' developed from the noun 'harbinger' through back-formation and was used in Middle English. It relates to the concept of advance announcement and preparation for arrival.
Kelly Says
The verb 'harbinge' has largely disappeared from English, but its descendant noun 'harbinger' survives in phrases like 'harbinger of spring'—it's fascinating how one form thrived while the other faded, yet both once described the practical medieval job of arranging lodging for traveling nobility.
Translations
ARالعربية
هاربينج
hār-bīn-j
CACatalà
harbinge
har-bin-ge
CSČeština
harbinge
har-bin-ge
DADansk
harbinge
har-bin-ge
DEDeutsch
harbinge
har-bin-ge
ELΕλληνικά
χαρμπιντζ
khar-bin-dz
ESEspañol
harbinge
har-bin-ge
FAفارسی
هاربینج
hār-bin-j
FISuomi
harbinge
har-bin-ge
FRFrançais
harbinge
ar-bin-ʒ
HEעברית
הרבּינג
ha-riv-bing
HIहिन्दी
हर्बिंग
har-bin-g
HUMagyar
harbinge
har-bin-ge
IDBahasa Indonesia
harbinge
har-bin-ge
ITItaliano
harbinge
har-bin-ge
KKKK
харбинге
khar-bin-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
harbinge
har-bin-ge
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာရဘင်း
hā-ra-bin
NLNederlands
harbinge
har-bin-ge
NONorsk
harbinge
har-bin-ge
PLPolski
harbinge
har-bin-ge
PTPortuguês
harbinge
har-bin-ʒe
RORomână
harbinge
har-bin-ge
RUРусский
харбинге
khar-bin-ge
SVSvenska
harbinge
har-bin-ge
SWKiswahili
harbinge
har-bin-ge
TAதமிழ்
ஹார்பின்ஜ்
hār-bin-j
TEతెలుగు
హర్బింజ్
har-bin-j
THไทย
ฮาร์บินจ์
hā-rbin-j
TRTürkçe
harbinge
har-bin-ge
UKУкраїнська
харбінге
khar-bin-ge
VITiếng Việt
harbinge
har-bin-ge