bekkr

Old Norse

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkːr̩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bankiz, whence also Old English benc (English bench), Old High German bank (German Bank).

Noun

bekkr m (genitive bekkjar or bekks, plural bekkir)

  1. bench

Declension
  Declension of bekkr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bekkr bekkrinn bekkir bekkirnir
accusative bekk bekkinn bekki bekkina
dative bekk bekkinum bekkjum bekkjunum
genitive bekkjar, bekks bekkjarins, bekksins bekkja bekkjanna

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bakiz, whence also German Bach.

Noun

bekkr m (genitive bekkjar or bekks, plural bekkir)

  1. brook, creek

Declension
  Declension of bekkr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bekkr bekkrinn bekkir bekkirnir
accusative bekk bekkinn bekki bekkina
dative bekk bekkinum bekkjum bekkjunum
genitive bekkjar, bekks bekkjarins, bekksins bekkja bekkjanna

Descendants

References
  • bekkr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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