God's pennyn.

Brit.

/ˌɡɒdz ˈpɛni/, U.S.

/ˌɡɑdz ˈpɛni/

Forms:

α. Middle English Goddes peny, Middle English Godes peny, 1500s Goddes penny, 1500s Goddes penye, 1600s Godes penny, 1600s Gods penie, 1600s Gods penny, 1600s 1800s– Godspenny (now chiefly historical), 1600s–1800s God's-penny, 1800s Gods-penny, 1800s– God's penny; also Scottish pre-1700 Goddis penny, pre-1700 Godds peny, pre-1700 Godispenny, pre-1700 Gods penne, pre-1700 Gods pennie.

β. 1800s God-penny, 1900s– Godpenny.

Also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < the genitive of god n. (compare god n. and int. Compounds 2) + penny n., so called on account of being originally devoted to some religious or charitable purpose. Compare Middle Dutch godspenninc (Dutch godspenning), Middle Low German gōdespenninc, Middle High German gotesphenning (German Gottespfennig), Old Swedish guds pänninger (Swedish guds pänning), early modern Danish gudzpenningh. Compare also post-classical Latin denarium dei (from c1250 in British sources), Anglo-Norman dener a deu (c1300), and also Middle French, French denier à Dieu (1344), post-classical Latin argentum dei (from 1275 in British sources), Anglo-Norman argent dieu (c1300).Attested earlier as a surname: Richard Godespeny (1248), Thomas Godespeny (1252), Virgilius Godespeny (1320). N.E.D. (1900) gives the stress as ˈGod's ˌpenny.

a. A small sum paid as an initial instalment on striking a bargain, esp. on concluding a purchase or the hiring of a servant. Cf. arles-penny n., earnest penny n. Now English regional (Yorkshire) and historical.figurative in quot. 1340.In quot. 1885: a rebate given on making a payment.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > discount > [noun]

God's penny1340

rebate1478

rebatement1543

allowance1663

allowing1677

drawback1680

subtrahend1685

refraction1728

reduction1820

price cut1894

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 91 (MED) Þe loue of herte, þet is þe godes peny huer-mide me bayþ alle þe guodes of þe wordle.

1490 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 59 That the thesaurer of the towne..proffer a goddis penny and bye the same [vittaillis or tymmer] vpoun a competent pryce.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 586/2 Holde forthe thy hande, take an ernest penny or a Goddes penny [Fr. vng denier en arres or vng denier a Dieu].

1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1891) 190 Savinge onelie in earnest peny at the bargaine makinge w^ch the plaine men called a gods penie.

1609 J. Skene tr. Stat. Gild in Regiam Majestatem 144 Gif any man buyes Hering..and hes given Gods pennie, or silver in arles [etc.].

1625 in Quarter Sessions Rec. (N. Riding Rec. Soc.) (1885) III. 254 His wife had formerly hired the said woman and given her a Godes penny.

1662 S. Pepys Diary 23 Sept. (1970) III. 204 In both which places, at the making all contracts and bargains they give so much, which they call God's-penny.

1774 T. West Antiq. Furness vi. 122 The tenants who paid provisions to the abbey, paid no fine upon their admittance, except only the God's-penny.

1808 Specimens Yorksh. Dial. (new ed.) 4 Ah'd a Gods-penny at Stowseley market.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 73 Godspenny, earnest money, generally half-a-crown given to a servant when hired.

1885 Law Jrnl. Rep. 54 136/1 The legal effect was to be as if the whole was paid down and a portion thrown back as a God's-penny.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. God's penny, earnest-money, the actual coin which the master pays on concluding the hiring of a servant.

1933 Speculum 8 287 Besides the primo costo there were God's penny, transportation charges..storage, tips, and so on.

1983 Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. 27 336 A defendant had accepted a god's penny or was party to a bond of indenture.

2002 A. Kellett Yorks. Dict. (ed. 2) God's penny, small sum paid at a hiring fair.

†b. figurative. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1602 R. Tyrie 5 Godlie Serm. 26 Admitting them his tenants by giuing them the Gods penny or earnest pennie of his spirit.

1625 I. B. Psalme of Mercy vii. 147 This ioy..is not the pawne or pledge..but the earnest, or Godspenny (which continues still with the receiuer) of a farre greater ioy heereafter.

1816 C. Sharp Hist. Hartlepool 81 Will..gave him a hearty box on the ear—saying, ‘there's a godspenny for thee; I think thou'lt ken auld Will Lambton again!’

†2. A broker's commission. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1480 Table Prouffytable Lernynge (Caxton) (1964) 40 Olyuer the brocour wynneth by brocorage with one goddes peny [Fr. a vng denier a dieu] twenty pound or thyrty.

3. A penny or small sum given in charity. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > that which is given in charity

almsOE

almosec1330

charity1362

almousc1390

pittancea1425

common dole1463

goodc1475

almoignc1480

God's penny1550

sportula1606

basket-dole1618

trencher-fee1652

basket-alms1660

sedekah1839

poke-out1874

handout1882

gate-alms1896

1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Biii^v Go fyll me thys quarte pot, full to the brynke, The tonge muste haue bastynge it wyll the better wagge, To pull a goddes penye out of a churles bagge.

1846 Hilpert's Englisch-Deutsches u. Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch II. 483/1 God's-penny [given to the poor].

1888 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 30 Jan. During the evening, Mr. R. G. Smith..presented to each member of the class ‘a silver God-penny’..which, coming unexpectedly, was received with the greater pleasure.

1967 Times 23 Dec. 21/2 Although alms boxes now invite contributions for many purposes the most universal appeal in days gone by was ‘God's penny’ for the poor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gods penny
释义	God's pennyn. Brit. /ˌɡɒdz ˈpɛni/, U.S. /ˌɡɑdz ˈpɛni/ Forms: α. Middle English Goddes peny, Middle English Godes peny, 1500s Goddes penny, 1500s Goddes penye, 1600s Godes penny, 1600s Gods penie, 1600s Gods penny, 1600s 1800s– Godspenny (now chiefly historical), 1600s–1800s God's-penny, 1800s Gods-penny, 1800s– God's penny; also Scottish pre-1700 Goddis penny, pre-1700 Godds peny, pre-1700 Godispenny, pre-1700 Gods penne, pre-1700 Gods pennie. β. 1800s God-penny, 1900s– Godpenny. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: god n., penny n. Etymology: < the genitive of god n. (compare god n. and int. Compounds 2) + penny n., so called on account of being originally devoted to some religious or charitable purpose. Compare Middle Dutch godspenninc (Dutch godspenning), Middle Low German gōdespenninc, Middle High German gotesphenning (German Gottespfennig), Old Swedish guds pänninger (Swedish guds pänning), early modern Danish gudzpenningh. Compare also post-classical Latin denarium dei (from c1250 in British sources), Anglo-Norman dener a deu (c1300), and also Middle French, French denier à Dieu (1344), post-classical Latin argentum dei (from 1275 in British sources), Anglo-Norman argent dieu (c1300).Attested earlier as a surname: Richard Godespeny (1248), Thomas Godespeny (1252), Virgilius Godespeny (1320). N.E.D. (1900) gives the stress as ˈGod's ˌpenny. 1. a. A small sum paid as an initial instalment on striking a bargain, esp. on concluding a purchase or the hiring of a servant. Cf. arles-penny n., earnest penny n. Now English regional (Yorkshire) and historical.figurative in quot. 1340.In quot. 1885: a rebate given on making a payment. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > discount > [noun] God's penny1340 rebate1478 rebatement1543 allowance1663 allowing1677 drawback1680 subtrahend1685 refraction1728 reduction1820 price cut1894 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 91 (MED) Þe loue of herte, þet is þe godes peny huer-mide me bayþ alle þe guodes of þe wordle. 1490 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 59 That the thesaurer of the towne..proffer a goddis penny and bye the same [vittaillis or tymmer] vpoun a competent pryce. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 586/2 Holde forthe thy hande, take an ernest penny or a Goddes penny [Fr. vng denier en arres or vng denier a Dieu]. 1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1891) 190 Savinge onelie in earnest peny at the bargaine makinge w^ch the plaine men called a gods penie. 1609 J. Skene tr. Stat. Gild in Regiam Majestatem 144 Gif any man buyes Hering..and hes given Gods pennie, or silver in arles [etc.]. 1625 in Quarter Sessions Rec. (N. Riding Rec. Soc.) (1885) III. 254 His wife had formerly hired the said woman and given her a Godes penny. 1662 S. Pepys Diary 23 Sept. (1970) III. 204 In both which places, at the making all contracts and bargains they give so much, which they call God's-penny. 1774 T. West Antiq. Furness vi. 122 The tenants who paid provisions to the abbey, paid no fine upon their admittance, except only the God's-penny. 1808 Specimens Yorksh. Dial. (new ed.) 4 Ah'd a Gods-penny at Stowseley market. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 73 Godspenny, earnest money, generally half-a-crown given to a servant when hired. 1885 Law Jrnl. Rep. 54 136/1 The legal effect was to be as if the whole was paid down and a portion thrown back as a God's-penny. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. God's penny, earnest-money, the actual coin which the master pays on concluding the hiring of a servant. 1933 Speculum 8 287 Besides the primo costo there were God's penny, transportation charges..storage, tips, and so on. 1983 Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. 27 336 A defendant had accepted a god's penny or was party to a bond of indenture. 2002 A. Kellett Yorks. Dict. (ed. 2) God's penny, small sum paid at a hiring fair. †b. figurative. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1602 R. Tyrie 5 Godlie Serm. 26 Admitting them his tenants by giuing them the Gods penny or earnest pennie of his spirit. 1625 I. B. Psalme of Mercy vii. 147 This ioy..is not the pawne or pledge..but the earnest, or Godspenny (which continues still with the receiuer) of a farre greater ioy heereafter. 1816 C. Sharp Hist. Hartlepool 81 Will..gave him a hearty box on the ear—saying, ‘there's a godspenny for thee; I think thou'lt ken auld Will Lambton again!’ †2. A broker's commission. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1480 Table Prouffytable Lernynge (Caxton) (1964) 40 Olyuer the brocour wynneth by brocorage with one goddes peny [Fr. a vng denier a dieu] twenty pound or thyrty. 3. A penny or small sum given in charity. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > that which is given in charity almsOE almosec1330 charity1362 almousc1390 pittancea1425 common dole1463 goodc1475 almoignc1480 God's penny1550 sportula1606 basket-dole1618 trencher-fee1652 basket-alms1660 sedekah1839 poke-out1874 handout1882 gate-alms1896 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Biii^v Go fyll me thys quarte pot, full to the brynke, The tonge muste haue bastynge it wyll the better wagge, To pull a goddes penye out of a churles bagge. 1846 Hilpert's Englisch-Deutsches u. Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch II. 483/1 God's-penny [given to the poor]. 1888 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 30 Jan. During the evening, Mr. R. G. Smith..presented to each member of the class ‘a silver God-penny’..which, coming unexpectedly, was received with the greater pleasure. 1967 Times 23 Dec. 21/2 Although alms boxes now invite contributions for many purposes the most universal appeal in days gone by was ‘God's penny’ for the poor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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