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borh-hand

  • noun [ feminine ]
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borh-hand, borhond, e; f.
A pledge by the hand, a pledger, surety, security; sponsor, fidejussor
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  • Borh-hand

    sponsor, fidejussor,

      Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 15; Wrt. Voc. 60, 50: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 66: 9, 35; Som. 12, 32.
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v.  hand.
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