en borgen
Meaning
security; guarantee; surety
In Swedish: skriftligt löfte som innebär att en person (borgensman) lovar att betala en annan persons (gäldenär) skuld om denne inte själv kan betala den
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en borgen |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | borgen |
borgen is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor borgen, den stora borgen. Check another noun
Practise borgen
1 / 1Is it en borgen or ett borgen?
borgen in a sentence
- gå i borgen för någonstand surety for sby
Words built with borgen
- borgenslån loan against a guarantee
- borgensman guarantor
Questions
What does borgen mean in English?
borgen means “security, guarantee”.
Is it en borgen or ett borgen?
It is en borgen, and “the security” is borgen.
Origin
From Old Swedish borghæn, borghan, ultimately from the root of borga (“warrant”).
Nearby common words
borgen is number 3,260 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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