The story
- Old English · inherited fromborsolder
- English todayborsholder
From Old English borsolder, probably from borges (“pledge's”) + ealdor (“elder”). Compare borrow and elder.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
borsholder
Today it means: Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing. Full definition →
Old English borsolder