penner

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English

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Etymology

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From pen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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penner (plural penners)

  1. One who pens; a writer.
    • 1594, Hugh Broughton, A Seder Olam:
      the penners of those bookes
  2. (historical) A case for holding pens.
    • 2008, Robert Hull, Merchant, page 16:
      He collects his penner that holds his writing quills, his knife, and his horn tube containing ink. He carries these in his belt []

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pennārium; equivalent to penne +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛnər(ə)/, /ˈpɛnar(ə)/

Noun

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penner

  1. pen case

Descendants

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  • English: penner

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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penner m

  1. indefinite plural of penn