"eightpence" meaning in All languages combined

See eightpence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-eightpence.wav [US] Forms: eightpences [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peniesder. English pence English eightpence From eight + pence. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|eight|pence|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? 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  1. (historical, numismatics) A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Related terms: twopence, tuppence, threepence, fourpence, fivepence, sixpence, tenpence

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      "word": "threepence"
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    {
      "word": "fourpence"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "sixpence"
    },
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      "word": "tenpence"
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