Reconstruction:Old English/pund

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to Old English penn (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pinn (“pin, peg, nail, bolt”), Old English *pennian (“to close, lock [in]”) attested in onpennad (“unpent, open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pund/

Noun

*pund ?

1. enclosure, pound

Usage notes

• The word is only found as the modifier in compounds, therefore the gender of the word is unknown.

Derived terms

• *pundbryċe
• pundfald

Related terms

• *pyndan

Descendants

• Middle English: pund, pound, pond
  • English: pound, pond
  • Scots: pund, pond, poind, pound