To provide shelter or harbor; to shelter or give refuge to.
From Old English and Middle English 'en-' (causative prefix) + 'arbor' or 'harbor' (shelter, refuge). Possibly influenced by French 'arbre' (tree) but more likely from Germanic roots meaning to shelter or give refuge.
While we still use 'harbor' as both noun and verb, 'enarbor' with its 'en-' prefix suggests the action of making something into a harbor or shelter—a forgotten variation of a concept we use every day.
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