benc

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

1. bench

Declension

Declension of benċ (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