† benk Obs.
Northern form of bench. (Now bink.) Hence benked ppl. a., benking vbl. n.
| c 1200 Ormin 15231 Wiþþ þrinne bennkess bennkedd. Ibid. 15232 For þær wass an bennkinng lah. 1330 R. Brunne Chron. 281 His benk he did þer crie: shireues, balifes he ches. c 1340 Cursor M. (Fairf.) 5058 And on benke sete ham by. c 1440 York. Myst. xxvi. 189, I schall buske to the benke Where baneres are bright. |