rink
English
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[edit]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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[edit]rink
Manx
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Verb
[edit]rink (verbal noun rinkey)
- to dance
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[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English rink. Attested since 1921.
Noun
[edit]rink c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | rink | rinks |
definite | rinken | rinkens | |
plural | indefinite | rinkar | rinkars |
definite | rinkarna | rinkarnas |
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