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 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
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