† 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.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce ii. 300 And bad thaim herbery thaim that nycht. c 1375 Sc. 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. 1500–20 Dunbar Poems lxvi. 29 Nor veseit the seik, nor..Harbreit the wolsome. ? a 1550 Freiris of Berwik 239 in Dunbar's Poems (1893) 293, I will herbry no gaistis heir perfay. 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 129 Na man sovld harbrie strangers. |
2. To anchor (a ship) in a haven or harbour.
| 1513 Douglas æneis i. vi. 159 Thi schippis and fallowschip..Other ar herbryit in the havin. 1562 A. 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.
| c 1475 Rauf Coilȝear 710 Quhen he harbreit with me. 1513 Douglas æneis i. viii. 81 We ar defendit to herbry on the sand. |
Hence † ˈharbrying, herbreyng vbl. n.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce ix. 703 Strange men had tane herbreyng In the place. |