Harbor | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Här'bor, n.

noun

[O. Eng. herbour, herbergh, O. Fr. herberge, héberge, hauberge, f., and helberc, herberc, m., N. Fr. auberge, Pr. alberga, f., albere, m., It. albergo, Sp. albergue, L. Lat. heriberga, heribergum, from O. H. Ger. heriberga, A-S. hereberga, Icel. herbergi, a lodging for soldiers, a military station, from O. H. Ger. heri, hari, A-S. here, army, and O. H. Ger. bergan, N. H. Ger. bergen, A-S. beorgan, Goth. bairgan, to shelter, protect; N. H. Ger., Dan., & Sw. herberge, D. herberg, an inn.] [Written also harbour.] 1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a lodging; an asylum; a refuge; a shelter. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. Dryden. 2. A refuge for ships; a port or haven.

Hăr'bor, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. HARBored; p. pr. & vb. n. HARBORING.] [Written also harbour.]

To entertain as a guest; to shelter; to protect. “Any place that harbors men.” Shak.
To protect, as a ship from storms.

Hăr'bor, v. i.

verbintransitive

To lodge or abide for a time; to receive entertainment; to take shelter. For this night let's harbor here in York. Shak.