rink

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US, UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (UK dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (UK dialectal) A ring; a circle.
2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.

   We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.

3. A surface for roller skating.
4. A building housing an ice rink.
5. (curling) A team in a competition.

   The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Portuguese: rinque
• → Swedish: rink

Translations

Anagrams

• Kirn

Lithuanian

Verb

rink

1. second-person singular imperative of rinkti

Manx

Etymology

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Verb

rink (verbal noun rinkey)

1. to dance

Synonyms

• daunse

Derived terms

• rinkagh

Related terms

• daunsagh
• daunsin
• rinkey

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rink. Attested since 1921.

Noun

rink c

1. (sports) a rink (prepared sheet of ice for ice hockey, curling, or the like)

Declension

See also

• plan

References

• rink in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rink in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)