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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.
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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