Why this word is great
ATRINE — [Verb] To touch, or to concern or befall. From Middle English atrinen, from Old English æthrīnan ('to touch, take, move'), composed of the prefix at- (denoting approach or contact) and the verb rīnan ('to touch, reach'). Unlike “concern,” which implies an abstract relation of interest, or “graze,” which specifies a light, glancing contact, to atrine is the archaic, solemn act of making consequential contact. It is the moth’s wing brushing the lantern glass with fatal consequence, the first cold bead of rain atrine the skin, or the specific quiet shift in a room when grim news atrines those gathered. It is the forgotten word for how the world reaches into us, and how we are never untouched.