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34 booth and in a water-mill. In the living-room, however, such stone and earth benches are antiquated. 2) low ridge (see ), of the ridge formed by the earthing of potatoes, taati [‘potato’]-b. and benk, bonkur,, bench.

benk$2$ [bə‘ŋk],, bank of clouds or fog-bank near the horizon, a b. o’ cloods, o’ mist. , the same word as  bakki,, inter alia, bank of clouds; likewise bakkje,  “bank” and “banker (sol-banker)”. The form has arisen through influence of “bink” (bank, ledge, =  peat-bank). ,

benk [bə‘ŋk],, to make a or low ridge of earth, to earth up potatoes, to b. de taatis. , See $1$, 2.

benkel [bɛ‘ŋkəl],, a dent; small hollow. *bengl-. bungl, , bongla,, a dent. For the form see further under ,

benkel [be‘ŋkəl],, to dent; crumple up, to b. a ting; , and, dented, full of dents. is  the same word as, , with hardening of to. bungla, , to dent something.

benker [bə‘ŋkər],, a heavy cloud ascending on the horizon. , See further $2$,

benki [be‘ŋki, bɛ‘ŋki],, a coalfish 3 to 4 years old; often in the b.-piltek. The word indicates something thick and roundish and, in that case, is cognate with byngja, , thick-set or pot-bellied figure, (for *) may be from a root *bang (see, ) or *bing. A hardening of ng to nk is often found in

benlin [bænlın],, definite area at sea, fishing-ground; what b. are ye been at? also boundary of a fishing-ground, de b. o’ de grund. of band (band)?, for the use of this word, “band”, a pass between two extended valleys (R. suppl.).

bennel [bænəl],, a band of straw with which a sheaf of corn is tied; also one of the bands of straw with which a stack of corn is kept together; b.- (see, ). . In , [bænal] also means a piece of a worn-out rope. bendill,, a string, band of straw with which a sheaf of corn is tied together.

bennel [bænəl],, to tie together; plait together, to b. togedder, two ropes, bands of straw, 1) to b. sheaves, to tie sheaves of corn together by means of bands of straw, 2) to b. a  or (corn-) , to put bands of straw round a stack of corn to keep it together, to twist some of the topmost straws of a stack of corn together and tie them to some which are twisted in a similar manner at the bottom of the stack.. fix bands of hay (bendlar, ) across a hay-stack.
 * bendla; bendla, b. sátu: to

bennen [bænən],, a band, something to tie with; has du a bit o’ b. aboot dee? Doubtless the same word as ,

benwerk or -wark [benwä‘rk], , gouty pains, = beinverkr,

ber, bear [bēr],, 1) , to carry,  to b. a , a , to carry a burden, a basket; I “bør” [bø̄r: ‘bore’] every stane o’ dis hoose upo my back. — to carry in other senses, as: to wear; lead; bring; produce (crops); to endure; sustain. to b. de ayre, to use the oar (in the right way) while rowing;  áraburðr, , the