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LOAN (adapted from the Scandinavian form of a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Swed. Mn, Icel. lan, Dut. leen; the O.E. laen appears in " lend," the ultimate source is seen in the root of Gr. Xeiaecv and Lat. linquere, to leave)

LOAN (adapted from the Scandinavian See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form of a word See also:
COMMON
common to See also:
TEUTONIC
TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES
Teutonic See also:
LANGUAGES
languages, cf. Swed. Mn, Icel. lan, Dut. leen; the O.E. laen appears in " lend," the ultimate source is seen in the See also:
ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
root of Gr. Xeiaecv and See also:
LAT
Lat. linquere, to leave) , that which is See also:

LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")

lent; a sum of See also:

MONEY

money or something of value lent for a specific or in-definite See also:

period when it or its See also:

EQUIVALENT

equivalent is to be repaid or returned, usually at a specified See also:

RATE

rate of See also:

INTEREST

interest (see See also:

USURY

USURY and MONEY-LENDING). For public loans see See also:

FINANCE

FINANCE, See also:

NATIONAL

NATIONAL See also:

DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

DEBT, and the various sections on finance under the names of the various countries.

End of Article: LOAN (adapted from the Scandinavian form of a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Swed. Mn, Icel. lan, Dut. leen; the O.E. laen appears in " lend," the ultimate source is seen in the root of Gr. Xeiaecv and Lat. linquere, to leave)

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