inborrow

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noun

Security; bail.

“inborrow and outborrow”

OriginMiddle English inborȝ ← Old English inborh →
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Meanings

nouninborrow (countable and uncountable, plural inborrows)

plural inborrows · alternative inborgh

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableSecurity; bail.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableOne who gives or offers security for another; a surety.

    inborrow and outborrow

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

present singular third person inborrows · participle present inborrowing · participle past inborrowed · past inborrowed · alternative inborgh

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishinborh“bail, security in cases of theft, a security required in cases where property had been stolen”
  2. Middle Englishinborȝ“bail”
  3. Englishinborrow

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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APA

inborrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborrow

MLA

“inborrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inborrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborrow.

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