A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1615-1694
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Pennerth, -eth, n. [Sc. var. of Pennar n., with consonant addition. (Cf. also Penndie.)] a. A case or sheath for pens; also a similar container for needles. = Pennar n.1 b. Also penneth-inkhorn(e. = Pennarinkhorn(e n.? Chiefly or only in the Edinburgh area.a. 1615 Edinburgh Testaments XLVIII. 223 b.
[27] pennerthis at [22 s.] the dosone 1622 Ib. LI. 153.
xj dossane neiddell pennethis pryce of thame all [£3, 13, 4 d.]. Item four dosone penneth inkhornes pryce of all vj li. 1624 Ib. LII. 294 b.
xix pennerthes pryce of all lj s. 1694 Foulis Acc. Bk. 164.
For ane ink horne and pennethb. 1622 Edinburgh Testaments LI. 153 (see a above). 1646 Edinburgh Testaments LXII. 10 b.
Twintie ane irne penneth ink hornes
