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inborrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-bor-row
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Security; bail.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

One who gives or offers security for another; a surety.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To redeem or buy back from pawn; resume a pledge by restoring the money that has been lent on it.

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

inborrows (plural) inborgh (alternative) inborrows (present, singular) inborrowing (participle, present) inborrowed (participle, past) inborrowed (past)

Questions

What does inborrow mean?
Security; bail.
Where does inborrow come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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