penne knyfe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• penknife, pen knyfe, penneknyf, penknyfe

Etymology

From penne +‎ knyf; as these were commonly used for cutting the nib of a quill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn(ə)ˈkniːf/

Noun

penne knyfe

1. penknife

Descendants

• English: penknife

References

• “penne-knīf, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.