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bekkur.

bench

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛhkʏr]

  1. bench

    masculine

  2. class (in school)

    masculine
    Við erum saman í bekk.

  3. grade, form (in school)

    masculine
    Hann er í fjórða bekk.

  4. short for bekkpressa (“bench press”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · informal · masculine
    Ég tek 200 í bekk.
Where this word comes from

From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

noun[ˈpɛhkʏr]

  1. creek, spring, stream

    archaic · masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz. A by-form of Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Related to German Bach.

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