† prig-pennyv.

Forms: pre-1700 prig-penny, pre-1700 pryg-penny.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prig v.¹, penny n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < prig v.¹ (although this is first attested later) + penny n., although the quot. could alternatively be interpreted as showing a verb phrase in prig v.¹ with penny as its object (rather than a compound verb).Compare the following later noun of uncertain meaning:a1784 A. Ross Scottish Wks. (1938) 205 Now Kenny's gane unto some far-aff fair, There to put aff an' toom his hand o' gear; Whilk soon he did, & gat his cash in hand, Nor mickle did on the prig-penny stand.

Scottish. Obsolete.

intransitive. To haggle over small amounts of money; to drive a hard bargain.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 98 Sum prig penny, sum pyk thank wyth privy promyt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	prig-penny
释义	† prig-pennyv. Forms: pre-1700 prig-penny, pre-1700 pryg-penny. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prig v.¹, penny n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < prig v.¹ (although this is first attested later) + penny n., although the quot. could alternatively be interpreted as showing a verb phrase in prig v.¹ with penny as its object (rather than a compound verb).Compare the following later noun of uncertain meaning:a1784 A. Ross Scottish Wks. (1938) 205 Now Kenny's gane unto some far-aff fair, There to put aff an' toom his hand o' gear; Whilk soon he did, & gat his cash in hand, Nor mickle did on the prig-penny stand. Scottish. Obsolete. intransitive. To haggle over small amounts of money; to drive a hard bargain. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 98 Sum prig penny, sum pyk thank wyth privy promyt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.a1522
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