peny

See also: peny- and pěny

English

Noun

peny (plural penies or pence or pens)

1. Obsolete form of penny.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pani, paniȝe, peni, penie, pening

Etymology

From Old English penniġ, a form of penning, from Proto-West Germanic *panning, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛniː/

Noun

peny (plural penies or pens)

1. A penny or other silver coin (including ancient coins)
2. The weight corresponding to that coin.
3. Money or coinage (especially that with little value).
4. (in compounds) A tax, fee, or charge.

Related terms

• halpeni
• hundredpeny
• peny gras
• penywort
• Petres peny

 

Descendants

• English: penny, pence (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: penny

References

• “penī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-22.