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au•berge
(ō bârzh′; Fr. ō berzh′),USA pronunciation n., pl. au•berges
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(ō bâr′zhiz; Fr. ō berzh′).USA pronunciation
- Foreign Termsan inn;
hostel.
- a WGmc cognate of the same verb
- EGmc *haribergōn to shelter an armed force (hari- army + bergōn to shelter); compare harbinger, harbor
- Vulgar Latin
- Provencal, Franco-Provencal aubergo hostelry, Old Provencal alberga, alberja encampment, hut, noun, nominal derivative of albergar, dissimilated form of arbergar to lodge, shelter
- French, Middle French
- 1770–80