banke

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
2 Norwegian
- 2.1 Noun
- 2.2 Verb
3 Old Norse
- 3.1 Noun

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

banke (plural bankes)

Obsolete spelling of bank.
- 19th century, Jean Ingelow - The Brides of Enderby
  
  And rearing Lindis backward press'd
  
  Shook all her trembling bankes amaine;

Norwegian [edit]

Noun [edit]

banke m

bank (an underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank)

Verb [edit]

banke

knock (to rap one's knuckles against something)
hammer (to strike with a hammer)

Old Norse [edit]

Noun [edit]

banke

the bank of a river or lake

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