penun
Old French
Alternative forms
- penon, pennon, penoun
Etymology
From penne (“feather”) + -on (diminutive suffix).
Noun
penun m (oblique plural penuns, nominative singular penuns, nominative plural penun)
- gonfanon (type of flag)
Descendants
- Middle French:
- French: pennon
- → Middle English: penoun, pennon
- English: pennon