Róm-pening

Old English Dictionary Entry

Róm-pening

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: Róm-feoh :-- Sig ǽlc Rómpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæge ǽiþer ge uppon lande ge on ǽlcan porte, Shrn. 208, 32. Rómpenegas (cf. seó ǽlc heorþpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæg, 116, 4), Wulfst 113, 11. Wé willaþ ðæt ǽlc Rómpænig beó gelǽst be Petres mæssan tó ðam bisceopstóle, and wé willaþ ðæt man namige on ǽlcon wǽpengetæce .ii. trýwe þegnas and ǽnne mæssepreóst, ðæt hí hit gegaderian. Gif cyninges þegn oððe ǽnig landríca hit forhæbbe, gilde .x. healfmearc, healf Criste, healf cynge. Gif hwilc túnes-man ǽnigne pænig forhæbbe, gilde se landríca ðone pænig, and nime ǽnne oxan (cf.

Definitions

1 Róm-pening

m. A penny paid to Rome. the fine of 30 pence in the passages given under Róm-feoh, and the value of an ox,

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚩᛗ-ᛈᛖᚾᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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