borgensman
Swedish
Etymology
borgen (“surety”) + -s- + man. Compare Icelandic borganarmaðr.
Noun
borgensman c
- (law) surety, guarantor (one who undertakes to pay money in the event that the principal fails to do so)
Declension
| Declension of borgensman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | borgensman | borgensmannen | borgensmän | borgensmännen |
| Genitive | borgensmans | borgensmannens | borgensmäns | borgensmännens |
References
- borgensman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- borgensman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- borgensman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- borgensman in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)