inbring

verb

1. To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.

   transitive

   Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life.

2. To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).

   transitive

Where it comes from

From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan (“to bring in, bring to, present”), equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring (“to inbring, import”), Dutch inbrengen (“to bring in”), German einbringen (“to introduce, bring in”), Swedish inbringa (“to bring in, fetch”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry inbring (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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