entleene

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German entlēh(e)nen, from Old High German intlēhanōn. Cognate with German entlehnen (“to borrow”), Dutch ontlenen (“to borrow, derive”). Equivalent to ent- +‎ leene (from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan (“to lend, loan”)).

Verb

entleene

1. (Uri) to borrow

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.