brink

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English

Etymology

From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹɪŋk/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Noun

brink (plural brinks)

  1. The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
    the brink of a river
  2. (figurative) The edge or border.
    the brink of success

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brinc, from Old Dutch brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Cognate with English brink.

Pronunciation

Noun

brink m (plural brinken, diminutive brinkje n)

  1. village green, functioning as a central square
  2. edge or margin of a field
  3. edge or margin of a hill
  4. grassy edge or margin of a strip of land
  5. grassland

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Middle English

Noun

brink

  1. Alternative form of brinke
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