benk

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benk (plural benks)

1. place; point

From Old Norse *benkr (western form bekkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with Swedish bänk, Icelandic bekkur.

• IPA^(key): [¹bɛŋk]^[1]

benk m

1. a bench

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

benk m (definite singular benken, indefinite plural benker, definite plural benkene)

1. a bench

• dreiebenk
• kirkebenk
• kjøkkenbenk

• “benk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• bænk

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

• IPA^(key): /bɛŋk/

benk m (definite singular benken, indefinite plural benker or benkar, definite plural benkene or benkane)

1. a bench

• dreiebenk
• kjøkenbenk, kjøkkenbenk

• “benk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.