/bɹɪŋk/
OriginFrom 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”).
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
- figurativelyThe 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]”
Formsbrinks(plural) · Brinks(plural)