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inborrow

inborrow noun: security; bail.

Noun

inborrow (countable and uncountable, plural inborrows)

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

Verb

inborrow (third-person singular simple present inborrows, present participle inborrowing, simple past and past participle inborrowed)

  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 of inborrow

Noun
pluralinborrows
alternative forminborgh
Verb
third-person singular presentinborrows
present participleinborrowing
past participleinborrowed
pastinborrowed

Origin of inborrow

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.

Questions about inborrow

What does inborrow mean?
Inborrow means security; bail.
What part of speech is inborrow?
Inborrow can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of inborrow?
The plural of inborrow is inborrows.

Words near inborrow in the dictionary

  1. inboards
  2. inbond
  3. inborn
  4. inborne
  5. inbornness
  6. inborrow
  7. inborrows
  8. inbound
  9. inbounded
  10. inbounder
  11. inbounders

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