brink

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈbɹɪŋk//
/[ˈbɹʷɪŋk]/
//ˈbɹiŋk//
/[ˈbɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈbɹʷɪ̝ŋk]/
//ˈbɹæŋk//

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

noun

1
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
the brink of a river
And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.
2
figurativeThe edge or border.
the brink of success
As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink? [title]

Etymology

From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).

Forms

plural: brinks

bring · To transport toward somebody/somewhere.Bring · A surname from German or Swedish.bringing · The act by which something is brought.

brink · The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

Brink · A surname.Briscoe · A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).bristol · A woman's breast

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