aberthe

verb

Infinitive: aberthe
3rd person: aberthes
Gerund: aberthing
Present: aberthing
Past: aberthed
Perfect: aberthed

To sleep in a bed or dwell somewhere in general. Especially: To occupy a small room or chamber and/or sleep on a shelflike bed or bunkbed on a ship, train, etc∙.

Examples:

This will be the sleeproom parentical. Just temporary. Because dignified it is not, for a scholar distinguished, to aberthe in an ordinary bedroom! (Context: A visiting family will be spending a night unexpectedly on 5 Misty Road. Grandma Estela prepares rooms for them, frustrated that she did not have enough upfront time to do it properly. Source: J∙ Okram - The Mystery of the Rammed Key.)

Translations:

Slovak / Slovenčina (SK): ložírovať

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