BORH
- noun [ masculine ]
Grammar
a security, pledge, loan, bail; fœnus
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Ic wille, ðæt ǽlc mann sý under borge ge binnan burgum ge bútan burgum
I will that every man be under security both within cities and without cities,
- L. Edg. S. 3 ;
- Th. i. 274, 6 .
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Abere se borh ðæt he aberan scolde
let the borh bear that he ought to bear,
- L. Edg. ii. 6 ;
- Th. i. 268, 9 .
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On his ágenon borge
on his own security,
- L. Eth. i. 1 ;
- Th. i. 282, 10 .
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Gif ðú feoh to borge selle
if thou give money on loan,
- L. Alf. 35 ;
- Th. i. 52, 21 .
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Be borges andsæce
concerning a denial of a bail,
- L. In. 41 ;
- Th. i. 128, 1, note 1 .
a person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtor; fidejussor,
debitor. -Bail was taken by the Saxons from every person guilty of theft, homicide,
witchcraft, etc: indeed, every person was under bail for his neighbour. It is generally
thought, that the borh originated with king Alfred, but the first time we find it
clearly expressed, is in the Laws of Ine, v. Turner's Hist. of A. S. Bk. vi.
Append, 3, ch. 6, vol. ii. p. 499
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Sette getreówe borgas
shall appoint true sureties,
- L. Eth. i. 1 ;
- Th. i. 280, 21 :
- 280, 6, 7, 8 :
- L. Ed. 6 ;
- Th. i. 162, 19, 20 .
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Ge asécaþ eówre borgas
ye shall search out your debtors,
- L. E. I. 42 ;
- Th. ii. 438, 35 .
Etymology
Chauc. Wyc. borwe
: R. Glouc. borewes, pl
:
Piers P. borgh
: Laym. borh
: Frs. borch, m
:
O. Frs. borh, borch, m
: Dut. borg, m. and f
:
Ger. borg, m
: M. H. Ger. borc, m
.]
Linked entries
v.
an-burge borg.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “BORH.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4870.
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