Penning

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English

Proper noun

Penning

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Pennek (Moselle Franconian and parts of Ripuarian)
  • Fennig (younger variant from Standard German)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Penning m (plural Penning or Penninge)

  1. (Ripuarian, now historical or figurative) penny, pfennig
    • 1969, “Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher”‎performed by Lotti Krekel:
      Un es se och nit rich, es keine Millionär,
      Wat ze verschenke, dat fällt dä nit schwär.
      Un sinn et nur zehn Penning un nit mieh,
      Dofür hät se ävver unser Sympathie.
      And though she isn’t rich, she’s not a millionaire,
      Giving something away to her comes easy.
      And though it’s but ten pennies and no more,
      She can be sure of our affection.
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