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brine

US/ˈbɹaɪ̯n/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

water containing salts

  • “the water in the ocean is all saltwater”
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2.

a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

verb

1.

soak in brine

Origin

From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”). Cognates include Old Irish ro·bria (“may hurt, damage”), Latin friāre (“to rub, crumble”), Slovene bríti (“to shave, shear”), Albanian brej (“to gnaw”), Sanskrit बृणाति (bṛṇā́ti, “they injure, hurt”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri (compare Latin marīnus).

Phrases

  • brine fly
  • brine lake
  • brine pool
  • brine shrimp
  • leach brine

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