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.
Noun edit
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.
Noun edit
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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
rink (verbal noun rinkey)
- to dance
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English rink. Attested since 1921.
Noun edit
rink c
Declension edit
Declension of rink | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rink | rinken | rinkar | rinkarna |
Genitive | rinks | rinkens | rinkars | rinkarnas |
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