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hearth-penny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
hearth-pen-ny
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Peter's pence.

Etymology

From Middle English herthpeny, from Old English heorþpeniġ; from Old English heorþ (“hearth”) + Old English peniġ (“penny”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: herthpeny, heorþpeniġ, heorþ, peniġ

Inflected Forms

hearth-pennies (plural)

Synonyms

Peter's pence

Questions

What does hearth-penny mean?
Synonym of Peter's pence.
Where does hearth-penny come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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