eldertongue

Old English · noun

penning

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈpen.ninɡ/
[ˈpen.niŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈpen · ninɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
penny

Meaning

  1. penny

    Oxan horn bið X pæninga weorð.

    The worth of an ox's horn is ten pennies.

    Laws of King Ine

Declension

Declension of penning
SingularPlural
Nominative penningpenningas
Accusative penningpenningas
Genitive penningespenninga
Dative penningepenningum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *panning, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Descendants

penny

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