{"id":2471,"date":"2023-01-07T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2023-01-07T20:04:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:04:07","slug":"adventure-in-etymology-harbouring-harbingers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2471","title":{"rendered":"Adventure in Etymology: Harbouring Harbingers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventure in Etymology: Harbouring Harbingers\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-07T17:11:41+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we find out what connects the words harbinger and harbour.\n\n\n\nA harbinger [\u02c8h\u0251\u02d0b\u026and\u0292\u0259\/\u02c8h\u0251\u0279b\u026and\u0361\u0292\u0259\u0279] is:\n\n \tOne that indicates or foreshadows what is to come;\n \tA person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6773\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2471-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2471-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"harbinger.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we find out what connects the words <strong>harbinger<\/strong> and <strong>harbour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rubyturquoise\/51171243943\/in\/photolist-2kXQ13B-2ixJLRw-YgUj2G-2jWC2Xq-5i2GmT-5i2G8H-5i4dmr-5i2Gkt-5i8z5o-5i72pG-5i2G74-5i72PG-25aSUAo-5i3V3H-5i3etp-5i3Upc-5i7zh9-5i2G5t-5i2G1t-5i2NXP-bxXPg4-5i8rnN-DcaziX-S4Skuv-67CADh-2kwcXmB-2kGCDGh-fzPT3j-5i8ioQ-2n49XCQ-awkmqZ-qQzmLi-2nWPuh2-24FZD2v-25UUsrB-29HdaVy-4CU8GK-2je47Vh-oTABRX-5ZA1Zv-8EsG3N-m3CzHk-212TxP-bEeA1a-fnKm3-4Ly94F-2nbL91b-2drg3JT-66tyv2-4DP2Sr\" title=\"harbingers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51171243943_c1a4b597a4_z.jpg\" alt=\"harbingers\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>harbinger<\/strong> [\u02c8h\u0251\u02d0b\u026and\u0292\u0259\/\u02c8h\u0251\u0279b\u026and\u0361\u0292\u0259\u0279] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come;<\/li>\n<li>A person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for them (<em>obsolete<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harbinger<\/strong> is used most often in particular phrases: it can be negative, as in a <strong>harbinger of doom<\/strong>, or positive, as in a <strong>harbinger of Spring<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phrases.org.uk\/meanings\/harbinger-of-doom.html\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>herberjour<\/em> [\u02cc(h)\u025brbi(r)\u02c8d\u0361\u0292u\u02d0r] (a host, one who provides accommodation or hospitality, a person sent in advance (of an army) to arrange lodgings), from Old French <em>herbergeor<\/em> (innkeeper, host), from <em>herbergier<\/em> (to set up camp, to (take) shelter), via Frankish, from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*harjabergu<\/em> (army camp, barracks, refuge, shelter), from <em>*hari<\/em> (army) and <em>*bergu<\/em> (protection) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/harbinger\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>harbour<\/strong> in English, <strong>Herberge<\/strong> (hostel, inn) in German, <strong>herberg<\/strong> (inn, lodging) in Dutch, <strong>h\u00e4rb\u00e4rge<\/strong> (a place to stay, homeless shelter) in Swedish, <strong>herbergi<\/strong> (room, apartment) in Icelandic, and <strong>auberge<\/strong> (hostel) in French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic\/harjabergu\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SSjIo7hB3UU\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSjIo7hB3UU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and 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content=\"2023-01-07T17:11:41+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we find out what connects the words harbinger and harbour.\n\n\n\nA harbinger [\u02c8h\u0251\u02d0b\u026and\u0292\u0259\/\u02c8h\u0251\u0279b\u026and\u0361\u0292\u0259\u0279] is:\n\n \tOne that indicates or foreshadows what is to come;\n \tA person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6774\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2471-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2471-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/harbinger.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"harbinger.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we find out what connects the words harbinger and harbour. A harbinger [\u02c8h\u0251\u02d0b\u026and\u0292\u0259\/\u02c8h\u0251\u0279b\u026and\u0361\u0292\u0259\u0279] is: One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; A person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for them (obsolete) Harbinger is used most often in particular phrases: it can be negative, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,47,20,110,23,24,29,4,58,109,1,119,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-dutch","category-english","category-frankish-frenkisk","category-french","category-german","category-icelandic","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-proto-west-germanic","category-swedish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions\/2475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}