inborrow

English

Alternative forms

• inborgh

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.

Noun

inborrow (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. (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To redeem or buy back from pawn; resume a pledge by restoring the money that has been lent on it; redeem.