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in1 prep. marking bounds or limits within which. OE.
in = OS., OHG. (Du., G.), Goth.
in, ON.
i, rel. to L.
in (older
en), Gr.
en(i), Olr.
i n-,
in, W.
yn, Lith.
ī, OSL.
vŭ(n-) :- IE. *
en, *
n. Distinct in origin from
in adv., which repr. (i) OE.
in(n), used with vbs. of motion = OS., Du.
in, OHG.
īn (with secondary lengthening), G.
ein, ON., Goth.
inn, (ii) OE.
inne, used with vbs. of position = OS.
inna, OHG.
inne, ON.
inni, Goth.
inna, orig. loc.
Arising orig. from syntactical juncture of adv.
in with a vb. are stable comps. such as
inbred,
income,
incoming,
ingrowing,
inlay,
inroad, many of the sbs. depending on phrasal units, as
inlet, f.
let in. In attrib. or adj. use
in is or has been variously used, as in
in-land,
inshore,
inside,
in-patient. Cf.
INNER,
INMOST.
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