"bank" meaning in Middle English

See bank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: banks [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hōbanca (“couch”) and Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to Old Norse bakki (“elevation, hill”), Norwegian bakke (“slope, hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|hobanca|hōbanca|couch}} Old English hōbanca (“couch”), {{der|enm|ang|banc||bank, hillock, embankment}} Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*bankô}} Proto-Germanic *bankô, {{cog|non|bakki||elevation, hill}} Old Norse bakki (“elevation, hill”), {{cog|no|bakke||slope, hill}} Norwegian bakke (“slope, hill”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bank, {{enm-noun}} bank (plural banks)
  1. the bank of a river or lake
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