brink
See also: Brink
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
brink (plural brinks)
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
- the brink of a river
- (figurative) The edge or border.
- the brink of success
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
edge
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Further reading edit
- “brink”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “brink”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch brinc, from Old Dutch brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brink m (plural brinken, diminutive brinkje n)
- village green, functioning as a central square
- edge or margin of a field
- edge or margin of a hill
- grassy edge or margin of a strip of land
- grassland
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
brink
- Alternative form of brinke