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BENC

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
BENC, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §47; §60; §156; §289; §311; §390;
A BENCH; scamnum, abacus
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  • Bugon to bence

    they turned to a bench

    • Beo. Th. 659
    • ;
    • B. 327.
  • On bence wæs helm

    a helm was on the bench

    • Beo. Th. 2491
    • ;
    • B. 1243
    • .
Etymology
[
Plat. O. Sax. Dut. Ger. bank , f :
M. H. Ger. banc , m. f :
O. H. Ger. panch, f :
Dan. Swed. bänk :
O. Nrs. bekkr, m.
]
Derived forms
ealu-benc, meodu-
Linked entries
v.  bænc BANC.
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  • BENC, n.