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brink

/bˈɹɪŋk/BRINGK
/bˈɹɪŋk/BRINGK

Meaninga steep edge

Common meaning: the edge

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)bringa‘a slope’source
  2. Middle Englishbrinksource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa slope → the edgebrink‘the edge’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) bringa ‘a steep edge’.

Roots

  • bringa Old Norse (Icelandic) “a steep edge”

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