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בין 3 (unattested editorial spelling)
‘attic’

בין 3 (unattested editorial spelling)

'attic'

ETYMOLOGY

MHG büne; NHG Bühne. Now mainly 'stage', but early meanings include 'roof; floor; attic'. Alsatian German Bühn(e) 'top floor of house used as storage'

{DW² 5:974. Wörterbuch der elsässischen Mundarten 2:54b.}

WESTERN

Alsace (France)

di biːn 'attic, roofspace' {ALSACE, 47075 Mulhouse, 055-070}