inborrow
inborrow · inborrows
Security; bailSecurity; bail.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Security; bail.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)One who gives or offers security for another; a surety.
inborrow and outborrow
Origin
From Middle English inborȝ (“bail”), from Old English inborh (“bail, security in cases ofFrom 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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Forms
plural: inborrowsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable