brijn
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch brine, from Old Dutch *brīni, from Proto-Germanic *brīniją, *brīną, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mrīno- (“salt, sea”), from *móri (“sea”). Compare Latin marīnus (“of the sea, marine”).
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brijn n (uncountable)
- brine; solution for pickling