rink

• (Canada, US, UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from Proto-Germanic *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.

rink (plural rinks)

1. (Britain dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.

From Middle English rink, rynk, variation of Middle English ring (“ring”). Compare Low German rink (“ring, circle”), Middle High German rinc (“a ring, circle”).

rink (plural rinks)

1. (Britain dialectal) A ring; a circle.
2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.

   We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.

3. A surface for roller skating.
4. A building housing an ice rink.
5. (curling) A team in a competition.

   The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.

• Portuguese: rinque

• Kirn

rink (verbal noun rinkey)

1. to dance

• daunse

• rinkagh

• daunsagh
• daunsin
• rinkey

From Proto-Germanic *rinkaną.

rink (preterite rinkä)

1. (ergative) shake, rock

• reka
• rega
• riikk