"pen" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman penne. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|xno|penne}} Anglo-Norman penne Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} 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: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛn/
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, {{m|ang|pinn|t=peg, pin}} pinn (“peg, pin”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} pen
  1. An enclosed structure for securing animals. Categories (topical): Animal dwellings, Buildings and structures Synonyms: penne, peyn Related terms: pennen
    Sense id: en-pen-enm-noun-enm:enclosure Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 39 61 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 43 57 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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