benc

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Old English

Alternative forms

bænc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with Old Saxon banc (Dutch bank), Old High German banch (German Bank), Old Norse *benkr (Swedish bänk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bent͡ʃ/

Noun

benċ f

bench

Declension

Declension of benc (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	benċ	benċe, benċa
accusative	benċ, benċe	benċe, benċa
genitive	benċe	benċa
dative	benċe	benċum

Derived terms

ealubenċ (“ale-bench”)

Descendants

Middle English: benk, bench, bynk, benche, banch, binch, binche
- English: bench (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: bink, benk
- → Middle Irish: beinnse
  - Irish: binse

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