harbinge

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːbɪnd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹbɪnd͡ʒ/ === Etymology 1 === From late Middle English herbergen (“to lodge”), a back-formation from herberjour. Compare harbinger, harbour. ==== Verb ==== harbinge (third-person singular simple present harbinges, present participle harbinging, simple past and past participle harbinged) (obsolete, transitive) To lodge, stay. === Etymology 2 === A back-formation from harbinger. ==== Verb ==== harbinge (third-person singular simple present harbinges, present participle harbinging, simple past and past participle harbinged) (rare, neologism) To be a harbinger; to presage.