Rine

From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan ("to touch, lay hold of, reach, seize, strike, have connection with, contact"), from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną ("to touch"), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- ("to strip, touch"). Cognate with Old Saxon hrīnan ("to touch"), Old High German hrīnan ("to touch"), Icelandic hrína ("to cleave, hurt, overtake").

Full definition of rine

Verb

1. (transitive) To touch.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To concern; affect.
3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To pertain to; fall to.
4. (transitive, UK dialectal) To tend to a certain effect or outcome.

Derived terms

• arine
• atrine
• berine

From Middle English rune, from Old English ryne ("a course, run, running, orbit, a flow, flux, period of time, cycle, luster, expanse, extent"), from Proto-Germanic *runiz ("course"), from Proto-Indo-European *er(e)- ("to cause to move, grow"). Cognate with German Ronne ("a channel"), Icelandic ryne ("a flow, stream"). See runnel.

Alternative forms

• rhine, rone, rune

Noun

1. (UK dialectal) A watercourse or ditch.

Variation of rind.

Noun

1. Alternative form of rind