A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pen(n)oun, -o(w)n(e, n. Also: pin(n)-, pyn-. [ME. and e.m.E. penoun (Chaucer), penon (1387), pennon (15th c.), OF. penon, also pennon. Cf. Pannoun(e n.] A long narrow flag or streamer, as borne at the head of his lance by a knight under the rank of banneret; a pennon.For further examples, see Baner(e n. (a).1375 Barb. xi. 132 (E).
Mony helmys and haberiownys Scheldis and speris and penownys [C. pennownys] Ib. viii. 227. ?1438 Alex. i. 3124.
Thair truncheonis Of speris strekand weill thare pennonis Ib. ii. 2834.
Pennounes c1420 Wynt. viii. 2614.
Thai lefft bot few that bare pennown Off Inglis men Ib. 1801.
The lordis armys off Scotland … apperand On bayneris payntyd and penownys Ib. iv. 225.
Penowne 1456 Hay II. 45/9.
And be the pennoun on the spere end it … schawis him to falsehede sayand ay quhen it movis [etc.] c1460 Alex. (Taym.) (ed.) 935.
It was gret ioy to se thair proud penonis Thair baneris, standartis and thair gunphionis Ib. 1240.
Syne plantis standartis, pansallis and penonis Ib. 1284.
Mony ane proud blasone In cott of armes in baner and pennone a 1500 Coll. St. Salvator 156.
Quhan thai ar … ilkane retrettit to his baner or pennoun; Lindsay MS. 9 b. Tua bannaris and thre pennownis of red(b) c1460 Alex. (Taym.) (ed.) 792.
Swordis steill speir pinsall and pinnon Ib. 1338.
Thay saw thair standartis and thair gonfanonz Thair baneris, pinsallis and thair proud pinonz Ib. 1463.
Pinone Ib. 4234.
His banner and pynoun
