Penni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - penni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "penni" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

penni
penni, m. 1) Pen, Skrivepen (jvf lat. penna);þótt verða mætti, at öll höfin ok renn-andi vötn í heiminum snerist í blekkok allr skógr veraldarinnar í penna, enöll jörðin í bókfell, yrði aldri fyrirblekkskorti, penna ok bókfellis fullu-liga skrifat, hversu - Mar. 5601 fg;penna digran hefir hann (nL. fjándinní apa mynd) í klónni hœgri ok skrifarí fasta fari Mar. 1767; sama kynfylgjasýndist beggja þeirra verk dikt eðapenni Post. 49835; eigi fær ek þat af-sannat -, at þessi penni er samlíkrmínni hendi Post. 5008; þó at vérkomimst hvárki só viðr (nL. at skrifaL. 6), né megim með blekki ok pennatala sem vér skyldim DN. VIII, 1317. 2) Pennepose; þjónostumenn hafa sértil samit svá digra penna, sem þeimborum til heyra, er á þróarendunumhafa vorðit -, at þá útleiðist fyrrsagðir liquores - fyrir framdrátt penn-anna Post. 14630. 33.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚽᚿᚿᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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