brine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹɑ̟ɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈbɹaːn/ Southern US, General South African, /aɪ̯/-ungliding
- /ˈbɹɒ̈ɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɹaɪ̯n/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
Philander went into the next room[…]and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?
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(uncountable, usually) The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
Ariell: Not a ſoule But felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid Some tricks of deſperation ; all but Mariners Plung'd in the foaming bryne, and quit the veſſell ; Then all a fire with me the Kings ſonne Ferdinand With haire vp-ſtaring (then like reeds, not haire) Was the firſt man that leapt ; cride hell is empty, And all the Diuels are heere.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 3:"Ho, aboard the Salt Junk Sarah, Rollin" home across the line, The Bo'sun collared the Captain's hat And threw it in the brine.
1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
brinicle · leach brine · brine shrimp · briny · brineless · brinish · brine lake · brine pool · brine fly
Translations (123)
bg море́ (the sea or ocean) · fi suolaliemi (salt water) · ja 塩水 (salt water) · tpi solwara (the sea or ocean) · es agua marina (the sea or ocean) · tr tuzlu su (the sea or ocean) · mk расолница (salt water) · mk солило (salt water) · ru солёная вода́ (the sea or ocean) · de Salzbrühe (salt water) · be расо́л (salt water) · uk росі́л (salt water) · mi wai tote (salt water) · de Sole (salt water) · pt salmoura (salt water) · es aguasal (salt water) · da saltlage (salt water) · es salmuera (salt water) · th น้ำเกลือ (salt water) · gl moira (salt water) · cs lák (salt water) · uk розсі́л (salt water) · ja 海水 (the sea or ocean) · fr saumure (salt water) · sh саламура (salt water) · arc צִירָא (salt water) · vi nước muối (salt water) · ar أُجَاج (salt water) · mk саламура (salt water) · km ទឹកសមុទ្រ (the sea or ocean) · sq shëllirë (salt water) · gl salmoura (salt water) · ga sáile (salt water) · syc ܡܽܘܪܝܳܐ (salt water) · hy աղաջուր (salt water) · id air garam (salt water) · gl salsa (salt water) · ota سالاموره (salt water) · km ទឹកប្រៃ (salt water) · nci iztayōtl (salt water) · cmn 鹹水 /咸水 (salt water) · cy heli (salt water) · la muria (salt water) · es agua marítima (the sea or ocean) · io sal-aquo (salt water) · bg саламу́ра (salt water) · fy pikel (salt water) · alt рассол (salt water) · pt água salgada (salt water) · lv sālsūdens (salt water) · th น้ำทะเล (the sea or ocean) · sv havsvatten (the sea or ocean) · gl salmoira (salt water) · sv saltlake (salt water) · ko 소금물 (salt water) · ru рассо́л (salt water) · el άλμη (salt water) · scn salamarigghiu (salt water) · tr salamura (salt water) · sh salamura (salt water) · ru мо́ре (the sea or ocean) · el άρμη (salt water) · fi suolaliuos (salt water) · ckb خوێواوک (salt water) · nap salimóia (salt water) · de Salzwasser (the sea or ocean) · fa آب نمک (salt water) · pl solanka (salt water) · el σαλαμούρα (salt water) · eo peklakvo (salt water) · grc ἅλμη (salt water) · nl brijnwater (salt water) · mi kurutai (salt water) · hu tengervíz (the sea or ocean) · ru рапа́ (salt water) · km ទឹកអំបិល (salt water) · sv saltlag (salt water) · alt тусту суу (salt water) · uk ропа́ (salt water) · de Lake (salt water) · nci iztaāyōtl (salt water) · ar بُنّ (salt water) · is pækill (salt water) · ko 바닷물 (the sea or ocean) · hu sós víz (salt water) · de Meerwasser (the sea or ocean) · fi merivesi (the sea or ocean) · ro saramură (salt water) · kmr sûravk (salt water) · ru рапа́ (the sea or ocean) · syc ܚܰܠܡܠܰܚ (salt water) · nb saltlake (salt water) · nl pekel (salt water) · alt теҥис (the sea or ocean) · th น้ำเค็ม (the sea or ocean) · vi nước dưa (salt water) · it salamoia (salt water) · fi suolavesi (salt water) · tpi solwara (salt water) · da havvand (the sea or ocean) · arc צִירָא (salt water) · cmn 鹽水 /盐水 (salt water) · ga sáile (the sea or ocean) · be рапа́ (salt water) · ru океа́н (the sea or ocean) · mi wai mātaitai (salt water) · my ရေငန် (salt water) · es agua de mar (the sea or ocean) · ngh kqôa (salt water) · ko 해수 (the sea or ocean) · da saltvand (the sea or ocean) · vo salod (salt water) · ngh dyebeǃqhaa (salt water) · ngh jebeǃqhaa (salt water) · ja ブライン (salt water) · ru морска́я вода́ (the sea or ocean) · ca salmorra (salt water) · bg океа́н (the sea or ocean) · ar صِير (salt water) · ar مُرِّيّ (salt water) · cmn 海水 (the sea or ocean) · km ទឹកប្រៃ (the sea or ocean) · gl salsa (the sea or ocean)