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inborrow en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English inborȝ (“bail”), from Old English inborh (“bail, security in cases of theft, a security required in cases where property had been stolen”), from in- + borh, borg (“a security, pledge, loan, bail; payment”), equivalent to in- + borrow. Related to Old English borgian (“to borrow; lend; be surety for”). More at borrow.

Meanings

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Security; bail.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) One who gives or offers security for another; a surety.
   • inborrow and outborrow

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
inborrows	Number=Plur		lexicographic
inborgh		alternative	lexicographic

inborrow en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English inborȝ (“bail”), from Old English inborh (“bail, security in cases of theft, a security required in cases where property had been stolen”), from in- + borh, borg (“a security, pledge, loan, bail; payment”), equivalent to in- + borrow. Related to Old English borgian (“to borrow; lend; be surety for”). More at borrow.

Meanings

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To redeem or buy back from pawn; resume a pledge by restoring the money that has been lent on it.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
inborrowed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
inborrowed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
inborrowing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
inborrows	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
inborgh		alternative	lexicographic