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brinish

adj

Etymology

From brine + -ish.

  1. derived from *mriHnós✻
  2. derived from *bʰreyH-✻ — “to cut, maim”
  3. inherited from *brīnǭ✻ — “salt water, brine”
  4. inherited from *brīnā✻
  5. inherited from brīne
  6. inherited from brine
  7. suffixed as brinish — “brine + ish”

Definitions

  1. Briny

    Briny; somewhat salty.

    • For now I ſtand as one vpon a rocke, / Inuirond with a wildernes of ſea, / VVho markes the vvaxing tide, grovv vvaue by vvaue, / Expecting euer vvhen ſome enuious ſurge, / VVill in his briniſh bovvels ſvvallow him.
    • brinish tears

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA