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rins

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Verb

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rins

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rin

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Probably from Middle Dutch rinsc (from the Rhine) from rijn +‎ -sc. Wine from the Rhineland was called rinsche wijn up to the 1830s and the word probably got applied to other pleasantly or mildly sour products.

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Adjective

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rins (comparative rinser, superlative meest rins or rinst)

  1. mildly or pleasantly sour

Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: rens (dated)

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  • Hyphenation: rins

Noun

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rins

  1. plural of rim