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ben.

leg (a limb of a human or an animal used for walking; also, by analogy, the legs of a desk or a chair)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/beːˀn/[ˈb̥eˀn]
  1. leg (a limb of a human or an animal used for walking; also, by analogy, the legs of a desk or a chair)

    neuter
  2. bone (any part of the skeleton)

    neuter
  3. sinecure (a position that requires little to no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bein (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, cognate with English bone, German Bein.

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