Meaning

noun the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

noun a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English

verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time

originFrom Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”). Cognate with Icelandic lán, Swedish lån, Danish lån, German Lehen (“fief”), Dutch leen (“fief”), West Frisian lien, North Frisian leen (“fief; loan; office”), Scots lane, lain, len, Old English lǣn. More at lend.

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