brinke

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === brynke, brenk, brink, brynkke, brynk, brenke, bryncke === Etymology === From Old Norse *brenka, *brinka and Middle Low German brink, both from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrink(ə)/, /ˈbrɛnk(ə)/ === Noun === brinke (plural brinkes) The coastline or shoreline; the place where land meets sea. The edge of any other body of water (e.g. a river, a pit full of water). The edge, lip, or top of a cup, glass, or bowl. The surrounds, edge, or outer part of something. The edge of life; the state of being on the brink of death. (rare) The edge or border of a hole or trench. ==== Descendants ==== English: brink Scots: brink ==== References ==== “brinke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 December 2018.