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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
penning
- present participle and gerund of pen
Noun
penning (plural pennings)
- Writing; literary composition.
- the idle pennings of a poetic daydreamer
Etymology 2
Noun
penning (plural pennings or penningar)
- An old currency unit, the Swedish penning.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish pænning, Old Norse peningr, borrowed from Old Saxon penning or Old English penning, peniġ, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz (“coin”). Cognate with English penny and German Pfennig.
This word is the source of the common word for "money" in modern Scandinavian, see penge.
Pronunciation
Noun
penning c (singular definite penningen, plural indefinite penninge)
- (historical) coin or currency in use in Denmark until 1602
Declension
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.nɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: pen‧ning
- Rhymes: -ɛnɪŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch penninc, from Old Dutch pennink, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
penning m (plural penningen, diminutive penninkje n)
- (historical) a small coin, usually made of silver but later also of gold; penny
- a medal or commemoration coin
- (figurative) money, cash
- (obsolete) coin
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Etymology 2
From pennen + -ing.
Noun
penning f (plural penningen)
- (chess) pin, pinning
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *panningaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
penning m
- penny
Declension
Declension of penning (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Cognate with English penny.
Noun
penning c
- a coin, a penny
- money, cash
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