bænk

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See also: bänk and Bänk

Danish

Etymology

From Old East Norse *benkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bænk c (singular definite bænken, plural indefinite bænke)

  1. bench

Inflection

Declension of bænk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bænk bænken bænke bænkene
genitive bænks bænkens bænkes bænkenes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably borrowed from East Norse. Cognate with Swedish bänk and Danish bænk. Also known in a runic 19th century spelling in a Trøndelag dialect compound term ᚢᛰᚳᛒᛆᛰᚳᚴ (venbænk, bench for friends), with rune ᚴ having a tailed form typical for only Trøndelag. [1] [2]

Pronunciation

Noun

bænk m (definite singular bænken, definite singular dative bænka, indefinite plural bænka or bænkar, definite plural bænkainn or bænkan or bænkane, definite plural dative bænkom)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of benk (“bench”)

References

  1. ^ A. Dalen, J. R. Hagland, S. Hårstad, H. Rydving, O. Stemshaug (2008) Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region
  2. ^ James E. Knirk (1997) Nyare tids runeinnskrifter frå Vindal Negard
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