An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Brink

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2530952An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BrinkJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Brink, masculine, ‘grassy hillock, green sward,’ from Low German brink, compare Old Icelandic brekka (from *brinkô), feminine, both meaning ‘hill’; akin to English brink, and Old Icelandic bringa, ‘mead.’

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