rink
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Etymology 1 edit
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.
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rink (plural rinks)
Etymology 2 edit
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.
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rink (plural rinks)
- (UK dialectal) A ring; a circle.
- A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
- We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
- A surface for roller skating.
- A building housing an ice rink.
- (curling) A team in a competition.
- The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
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Verb edit
rink
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rink (verbal noun rinkey)
- to dance
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English rink. Attested since 1921.
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rink c
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| Declension of rink | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rink | rinken | rinkar | rinkarna |
| Genitive | rinks | rinkens | rinkars | rinkarnas |