English Explanatory Dictionary

fourpenny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Costing fourpence.
noun
  1. A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
name
  1. A hamlet in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8094).

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːpəni/

Word forms

fourpenny fourpennies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English fourpenny From four + penny.

Derived words

fourpenny nail fourpennyworth
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