borgensman

Swedish

Etymology

borgen (“surety”) +‎ -s- +‎ man. Compare Icelandic borganarmaðr.

Noun

borgensman c

  1. (law) surety, guarantor (one who undertakes to pay money in the event that the principal fails to do so)

Declension

Declension of borgensman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite borgensman borgensmans
definite borgensmannen borgensmannens
plural indefinite borgensmän borgensmäns
definite borgensmännen borgensmännens

References

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