"halpeni" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhalpɛniː/ Forms: halpenis [plural]
Etymology: From Late Old English halpenige, equivalent to half + peny (“penny”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|halpenige}} Old English halpenige, {{compound|enm|half|peny|t2=penny}} half + peny (“penny”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} halpeni, {{enm-noun|halpenis}} halpeni (plural halpenis)
  1. a halfpenny (often given in charity)
    Sense id: en-halpeni-enm-noun-Dr-EdERf
  2. (biblical, Goddes halpenī) a coin from biblical times, a small foreign coin Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-halpeni-enm-noun-mapUYhON Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (nautical, galeie halpenī) a small foreign coin Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-halpeni-enm-noun-7Rn6HyTo Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (halpenī of gold) an English gold coin worth five shillings, equivalent to a crown Synonyms (Plural): halpenes, halfpenies, halpeniges, halpans, halpons, alpens, halfpens
    Sense id: en-halpeni-enm-noun-IlcElini Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 13 51 2 Disambiguation of 'Plural': 26 9 6 51 8
  5. (used in compounds, attributive) costing a halfpenny, weighing as much as halfpenny Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-halpeni-enm-noun-2e5L1rhd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halfpeni, halfpani, alfpeni, halpenie, halpenei, halpani, alpeni, hapeni, helpeni Synonyms (Plural; with loss of final vowel, whence modern halfpence): halpens Synonyms (Plural; without loss of final vowel, whence modern halfpennies): halpenis Disambiguation of 'Plural; with loss of final vowel, whence modern halfpence': 30 8 7 35 19 Disambiguation of 'Plural; without loss of final vowel, whence modern halfpennies': 34 9 9 32 17

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