Inbring

Alternative forms

• imbring

Origin

From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan ("to bring in, bring to, present"), equivalent to - + 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").

Full definition of inbring

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.
• 1897, James Henry McConkey, The three-fold secret of the Holy Spirit:Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life.
2. (transitive, Scotland, legal) To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).

Derived terms

• inbrought