# rine

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To touch.
2. To concern; affect.
3. To pertain to; fall to.
4. To tend to a certain effect or outcome.

## Etymology
From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to strip, touch”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rine