Altina u. a.,
Found following in LEO:
Brinksitzer : isolated settler on the outskirts of a farm village near the undeveloped surrounding area called the "brink"
No entry for Brinkmann, but would bet it's similar, if not the same.
Have found LEO to be a very good translation resource.
mfG,
Kenneth Thompson
Moline Acres (north StLouis County) MO VSvA
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