"pen" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} pen
  1. alternative form of penne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: penne
    Sense id: en-pen-enm-noun-enm:writing_implement Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛn/ Forms: penne [alternative], peyn [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō, perhaps from the root of pinn (“peg, pin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|penn}} Old English penn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pennō}} Proto-Germanic *pennō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} pen
  1. An enclosed structure for securing animals. Related terms: pennen
    Sense id: en-pen-enm-noun-enm:enclosure Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animal dwellings, Buildings and structures Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 39 61 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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