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borgian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
borgian, he borgaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [borh a pledge, loan]
To take or give a loan, BORROW, lend; mutuari, commodare
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  • Ðam ðe wylle æt ðé borgian, ne wyrn ðú him

    volenti mutuari a te, ne avertas,

      Mt. Bos. 5, 42.
  • Borgaþ se synfulla and ná gefillþ oððe he ne agylt

    mutuabitur peccator et non solvet,

      Ps. Lamb. 36, 21.
  • Borgedon [MS. borgedan]

    commodarunt,

      Cot. 38.
Etymology
[Chauc. R. Glouc. borwe: Piers P. borwen: Laym. burȝen: Plat. borgen: O. Frs. borga: Dut. Ger. M. H. Ger. borgen: O. H. Ger. borgén cavere : Dan. borge: Swed. borga: O. Nrs. borga fidejubere.]
Derived forms
DER. a-borgian.
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