English Explanatory Dictionary

rine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To touch.
  2. To concern; affect.
  3. To pertain to; fall to.
  4. To tend to a certain effect or outcome.
noun
  1. A watercourse or ditch.
noun
  1. Alternative form of rind.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

rine rines rining rined rhine rone rune

Etymology

From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to strip, touch”).

Derived words

arine atrine berine
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