herberweles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• harberles, herbereweles, herberlasse, herbereweles, herberles, herberlesse, herberwelees, herberwȝles, herboreles, herborles, herborowles, herborweles, herrberrȝhelæs

Etymology

From herberwe +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrˌbɛrwəlɛːs/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛrɔu̯lɛːs/, /ˈhɛrˌbɛriu̯lɛːs/, /ˈhɛrbərlɛːs/, /ˈhar-/, /-lɛs/

Adjective

herberweles

1. homeless; lacking accommodation
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 25:35, page 14r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     foꝛ I hungride .· ⁊ ȝe ȝauen me to ete / and I þirſtide .· and ȝe ȝauen me to dꝛynke / I was herboꝛles .· ⁊ ȝe herboꝛiden me […]

     Because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was homeless, and you sheltered me […]

Descendants

• English: harborless, harbourless

References

• “herberwelē̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.