penner
See also: Penner
English
Etymology
pen + -er
Noun
penner (plural penners)
- One who pens; a writer.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. North to this entry?)
- (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 […]
- 2008, Robert Hull, Merchant (page 16)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pennere, pener, pennar, pennare
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pennārium; equivalent to penne + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnər(ə)/, /ˈpɛnar(ə)/
Noun
penner
- pen case
Descendants
- English: penner
References
- “penner (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
penner m
- indefinite plural of penn