earnest pennyn.

Brit.

/ˈəːnᵻst ˌpɛni/, U.S.

/ˈərnəst ˌpɛni/

Forms: see earnest n.² and penny n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earnest n.², penny n.

Etymology: < earnest n.² + penny n.Recorded earliest in figurative use.

†1. A pledge, foretaste, indication of something to come; = earnest n.² 2. Obsolete.In 16th and 17th centuries frequently in religious use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [noun] > preview, foretaste

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earnestc1225

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foresight1422

foretaste1435

earnest pennya1438

before-tasting1526

prelibation1526

tasting1526

promise?1533

say1549

to-looka1572

handsel1573

assay1597

antepast1604

prefruitiona1631

cue1647

pregustation1656

pregustator1670

scene1691

tint1768

outlook1823

fore-view1831

preview1882

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance

wordOE

costOE

earnest1221

fayc1300

certainty1303

wager1306

plighta1325

pledge1371

assurancec1386

undertaking?a1400

faithc1405

surementc1410

to make affiancec1425

earnest pennya1438

warrant1460

trow1515

fidelity1531

stipulation1552

warranty1555

pawn1573

arrha1574

avouchment1574

assumption1590

word of honour1598

avouch1603

assecurance1616

preassurance1635

tower-stamp1642

parole of honour1648

spondence1657

honour1659

a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 18 (MED) Ȝe sowkyn euyn on Crystys brest, and ȝe han an ernestpeny of Heuyn.

c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 19 (MED) Veyn glorie..is þe ernest-peny of þe deuel, wher-wiþ he bieþ alle his grete chaffares in þe feyre of þis world.

1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde 19 That assured saving health and earnest-penny of everlasting life.

a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Eij^v Then for an earnest penie, take this blow.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 927/2 Y^e spirite of God..is the earnest peny of our adoption.

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike xxxvi. 281 I offered them an earnest-penny, to take me along with them as a companion and witnesse.

1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer iv. 67 Presents from me..the earnest Pence for our Love bargain.

1712 N. Spinckes Sick Man Visited 199 Take every or any Affliction, as an Earnest-Penny of thy Pardon.

1756 J. Green App. to Grace & Truth Vindicated 105 The Measure of Grace which I have given to my Saints upon Earth, I have called it an Earnest Penny, and First Fruits of the Spirit.

1838 Brit. Mag. 31 Dec. 747 We would take this at God's hand as an earnest-penny of further help.

2. A small sum of money (probably originally, but later not necessarily, a penny) paid as earnest to secure a bargain. Now historical.Cf. arles-penny n. at arles n. 3, fastening penny at fastening n. Compounds, God's penny n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > earnest money

earnest money1349

earnest1424

earnest penny1454

arles1487

bargain-penny1490

handsel1569

impress-money1617

depositum1623

fasting penny1650

deposit1737

arrha1754

handsale1766

fastening penny1811

sign-on1922

1454 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 95 (MED) Payed an ernyste peny to the clerke..jd.

1479–81 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 102 The ernyst penys and potacions at diuerse tymes amonge the workemen.

1508–9 Nottingham Borough Court Bk. No. 1383. 10 Recepit..unum denarium argenti ut pro an ernest peny.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bynde wyth an earnest penye, obæro.

1562 R. Eden Let. in E. Arber 1st Three Eng. Bks. on Amer. (1885) p. xliii/2 xx^li therof to be lotted to me for an earnest penye to begynne the booke.

1609 W. Cowper Three Heauenly Treat. Romanes i. 119 It is customable to men to giue an earnest penny in buying and selling.

1685 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Praise of York-shire Ale Gloss. 91 Godspenny, is an Earnest-penny.

1760 J. Mair Tyro's Dict. 11 Arra & Arrha, an earnest-penny.

1820 S. van Leeuwen Comm. on Roman-Dutch Law xix. 392 Also the double wine purchase, or the earnest penny of the same.

1959 E. Lipson Econ. Hist. Eng. (ed. 12) vi. 259 At Dublin any one who gave the earnest penny, and then repented of his bargain, paid a penalty of ten shillings.

2010 San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Business section) In ancient times, if you wanted to buy or hire a servant, you would offer the seller an ‘earnest penny’, also known as an Arles penny or God's penny, to show the seller your earnest intent to complete the purchase.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earnest penny
释义	earnest pennyn. Brit. /ˈəːnᵻst ˌpɛni/, U.S. /ˈərnəst ˌpɛni/ Forms: see earnest n.² and penny n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earnest n.², penny n. Etymology: < earnest n.² + penny n.Recorded earliest in figurative use. †1. A pledge, foretaste, indication of something to come; = earnest n.² 2. Obsolete.In 16th and 17th centuries frequently in religious use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [noun] > preview, foretaste arlesc1220 earnestc1225 forelook1357 foresight1422 foretaste1435 earnest pennya1438 before-tasting1526 prelibation1526 tasting1526 promise?1533 say1549 to-looka1572 handsel1573 assay1597 antepast1604 prefruitiona1631 cue1647 pregustation1656 pregustator1670 scene1691 tint1768 outlook1823 fore-view1831 preview1882 the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance wordOE costOE earnest1221 fayc1300 certainty1303 wager1306 plighta1325 pledge1371 assurancec1386 undertaking?a1400 faithc1405 surementc1410 to make affiancec1425 earnest pennya1438 warrant1460 trow1515 fidelity1531 stipulation1552 warranty1555 pawn1573 arrha1574 avouchment1574 assumption1590 word of honour1598 avouch1603 assecurance1616 preassurance1635 tower-stamp1642 parole of honour1648 spondence1657 honour1659 a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 18 (MED) Ȝe sowkyn euyn on Crystys brest, and ȝe han an ernestpeny of Heuyn. c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 19 (MED) Veyn glorie..is þe ernest-peny of þe deuel, wher-wiþ he bieþ alle his grete chaffares in þe feyre of þis world. 1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde 19 That assured saving health and earnest-penny of everlasting life. a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Eij^v Then for an earnest penie, take this blow. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 927/2 Y^e spirite of God..is the earnest peny of our adoption. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike xxxvi. 281 I offered them an earnest-penny, to take me along with them as a companion and witnesse. 1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer iv. 67 Presents from me..the earnest Pence for our Love bargain. 1712 N. Spinckes Sick Man Visited 199 Take every or any Affliction, as an Earnest-Penny of thy Pardon. 1756 J. Green App. to Grace & Truth Vindicated 105 The Measure of Grace which I have given to my Saints upon Earth, I have called it an Earnest Penny, and First Fruits of the Spirit. 1838 Brit. Mag. 31 Dec. 747 We would take this at God's hand as an earnest-penny of further help. 2. A small sum of money (probably originally, but later not necessarily, a penny) paid as earnest to secure a bargain. Now historical.Cf. arles-penny n. at arles n. 3, fastening penny at fastening n. Compounds, God's penny n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > earnest money earnest money1349 earnest1424 earnest penny1454 arles1487 bargain-penny1490 handsel1569 impress-money1617 depositum1623 fasting penny1650 deposit1737 arrha1754 handsale1766 fastening penny1811 sign-on1922 1454 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 95 (MED) Payed an ernyste peny to the clerke..jd. 1479–81 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 102 The ernyst penys and potacions at diuerse tymes amonge the workemen. 1508–9 Nottingham Borough Court Bk. No. 1383. 10 Recepit..unum denarium argenti ut pro an ernest peny. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bynde wyth an earnest penye, obæro. 1562 R. Eden Let. in E. Arber 1st Three Eng. Bks. on Amer. (1885) p. xliii/2 xx^li therof to be lotted to me for an earnest penye to begynne the booke. 1609 W. Cowper Three Heauenly Treat. Romanes i. 119 It is customable to men to giue an earnest penny in buying and selling. 1685 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Praise of York-shire Ale Gloss. 91 Godspenny, is an Earnest-penny. 1760 J. Mair Tyro's Dict. 11 Arra & Arrha, an earnest-penny. 1820 S. van Leeuwen Comm. on Roman-Dutch Law xix. 392 Also the double wine purchase, or the earnest penny of the same. 1959 E. Lipson Econ. Hist. Eng. (ed. 12) vi. 259 At Dublin any one who gave the earnest penny, and then repented of his bargain, paid a penalty of ten shillings. 2010 San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Business section) In ancient times, if you wanted to buy or hire a servant, you would offer the seller an ‘earnest penny’, also known as an Arles penny or God's penny, to show the seller your earnest intent to complete the purchase. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1438
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