An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To PENE, PEYNE, POYNE, PYNE, v. a. To forge.
Douglas.

Su. G. paen-a, to extend, Isl. id. to strike with a hammer.

PENHEAD, s. The upper part of a mill-lead, where the water is carried off from the dam to the mill, S.
Law Case.

A. S. penn-an, includere.

PENKLE, s. A rag or fragment, Perths.

Lat. pannicul-us, id.

To PENNY, v. n. To fare, S. B.
Ross.

PENNIE-BRYDAL, PENNY-WEDDING, s. A wedding at which the guests contribute money for their entertainment, S.
Acts Assembly.

PENNY-DOG, s. A dog that constantly follows his master, S.
Watson.

PENNY-MAILL, s.
1. Rent paid in money.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. A small sum paid to a proprietor of land, as an acknowledgment of superiority.
V. [Mail].
Maitland P.