rink

Meaning

A man, especially a warrior or hero.

Synonyms

skating rink

slide

ice rink

course

field

flight

✈️

handling

ice

🧊

lane

line

pathway

piste

pitch

playing field

ploy

racecourse

racetrack

raceway

railway

ring

💍

scheme

track

trajectory

trough

riding school

rail line

alley

management

bunk

court

crib

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪŋk/

Etymology

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.