noun
- water full of salt; heavily saturated salt solution, as for use in pickling
- the water of the sea
- the sea; ocean
Origin:
ME & OE; prob. < IE *bhrēi-, to cut (> L friare, to crumble) < base *bher-, to cut; orig. sense “cutting, sharp”
transitive verb brined, brining
to soak in or treat with brine