bænk

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bænk c (singular definite bænken, plural indefinite bænke)

  1. bench

Inflection

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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  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