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Rine vs Frine - What's the difference?

rine | frine |

As verbs the difference between rine and frine

is that rine is to touch while frine is to grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.

As a noun rine

is a watercourse or ditch.

rine

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rinen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(rin)
  • To touch.
  • To concern; affect.
  • To pertain to; fall to.
  • To tend to a certain effect or outcome.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rune, from (etyl) . See (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A watercourse or ditch.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • frine

    English

    Verb

    (frin)
  • To grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.