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loan †gift, grant OE.; thing lent, act of lending XIII. — ON. lán, corr. to OE. lǣn (see LEND), MDu. lēne (Du. leen), OHG. lēhan (G. lehen) :- Gmc. *laiχwniz, -az- :- IE. *loiqnes-, -os- (cf. Skr. rékna- inheritance, wealth), f. *loiq- *leiq- *līq-, repr. also by Gr. leipein leave, L. linquere, Goth. leihwan, OHG. līhan (G. leihen), OE. lēon lend.
Hence vb. XVI (latterly esp. U.S.), comp. loanword XIX. after G. lehnwort.

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