bekkr

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Old Norse

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkːr̩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bankiz, whence also Old English benc (English bench), Old High German bank (German Bank).

Noun

bekkr m (genitive bekkjar or bekks, plural bekkir)

  1. (Old West Norse) bench
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Descendants
  • Icelandic: bekkur
  • Faroese: bekkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bekk

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bakiz, whence also German Bach.

Noun

bekkr m (genitive bekkjar or bekks, plural bekkir)

  1. brook, creek
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References

  • bekkr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press