borgtocht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• borgtogt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch borchtocht, borchtucht f. Equivalent to borg +‎ tocht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔrx.tɔxt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: borg‧tocht

Noun

borgtocht m (plural borgtochten, diminutive borgtochtje n)

1. (civil law) suretyship
2. (criminal law) bail

Usage notes

Could also be feminine historically.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: borgtog

References

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “borgtocht”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001