adj
Meaning 1
Costing fivepence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
Examples
- This is a rare fivepenny stamp.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fivepenny
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five 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 fivepenny From five + penny.