Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch herberghier, probably adapted from Old French herbergier (compare modern French héberger), as hinted by the suffix.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

herbergier m (plural herbergiers, diminutive herbergiertje n)

  1. innkeeper

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Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old High German heribergan, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (shelter, army camp, barracks).

Verb edit

herbergier

  1. to set up camp
  2. (reflexive, se herbergier) to shelter; to take shelter

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants edit

  • Middle French: hierbegier