Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An inn. Beau. and Fl.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An inn.

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  • noun An inn or hostel.

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  • noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

Etymologies

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Borrowing from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as French aulberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Provençal alberge ("camp, hut"), derived from albergar ("host"). The term originated in Frankish heriberga, from Proto-Germanic *haribergôn (“housing, house (army)”), composed of the elements *hari (“army”) (cf. German Heer) and *bergon (“shelter, protect”), whence German bergen.

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Examples

  • He is liked by every one in the auberge, which is more than can be said of yourself; he is always good tempered, and is quiet and unassuming.

    A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes 1867

  • "To be a great chef, you must be a cook, a cook in spirit, a cook in the heart," Goujon said in a telephone interview, calling his auberge a "country restaurant."

    TheState.com: The Buzz 2010

  • The tall and sinewy monk, without a moment's hesitation, dragged me up and half carried, half led me into a kind of auberge, or restaurant for the poorer classes.

    Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Marie Corelli 1889

  • The Old Schoolhouse Inn Similar to a French 'auberge', this inn offers an award-winning restaurant in an Area of O ...

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • The Old Schoolhouse Inn Similar to a French 'auberge', this inn offers an award-winning restaurant in an Area of O ...

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • The Old Schoolhouse Inn Similar to a French 'auberge', this inn offers an award-winning restaurant in an Area of O ...

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • Tu faes i'r gwesty (wrth yr arwydd "auberge" yn y llun uchod) lle yr wyf yn aros y mae heol fach o'r enw Rue Evans.

    Blogiadur.com 2009

  • Any traveler knows that in France an auberge is an inn, but we are told in the O.E.D., on the alleged authority of the great French lexicographer, Littré, that in this fruity and enigmatic case, "auberge" is a variant of "alberge," a word for peach.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol II No 4 1976

  • "auberge" for an inn has been used as an illustration, though the first syllable may be doubtful.

    Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 Various

  • Only once did we abandon the beginners to ski to a remote auberge, Haute Combe haute-combe.fr, in the middle of the woods near Les Molliets.

    Couples ski holiday in the French Alps 2012

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  • Old friends will at times feel the urge

    To lay down their tools and converge

    To learn how each fares,

    Their hopes and their cares,

    In the warmth of a cozy auberge.

    November 1, 2018