† ˈborrowhead2, -hood Obs.
[f. borrow n. 2 + -head, -hood.]
Suretyship.
| c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 10 Þe boruheed of Crist þat witnessiþ ech trewe mannis truþe. ? a 1500 Robin Hood (Ritson) i. i. 955 Of the borowe hode thou spekest to me Herde I never ere. |