halfpenny
English
/ˈheɪp(ə)ni/, /ˈhɑːfˌpɛni/
noun
Definitions
- (plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
- (plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English halpeni, halpenī derived from Old English halpenige compound from Middle English half + Middle English peni (penny)compound from English half + English penny.
Origin
English
penny
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behalf English
- catchpenny English
- eighteenpenny English
- eightpenny English
- elevenpenny English
- fifteenpenny English
- fivepenny English
- fortypenny English
- fourpenny English
- fourteenpenny English
- half English
- half birthday English
- half-brained English
- half-op English
- half-pant English
- half-plane English
- halfback English
- halfbeak English
- halfcock English
- halfcourt English
- halfer English
- halfful English
- halfie English
- halflife English
- halfling English
- halfmonth English
- halfness English
- halfpace English
- halfpike English
- halfplanar English
- halfsie English
- halfsies English
- halfspace English
- halfwave English
- halfwidth English
- halfword English
- lickpenny English
- megapenny English
- ninepenny English
- pennied English
- penniless English
- penny English
- penny ante English
- penny university English
- penny-ante English
- penny-wise English
- pennycress English
- pennyweight English
- pennywhistle English
- pennywise English
- pennywort English
- pennyworth English
- pickpenny English
- pinchpenny English
- pitchpenny English
- sevenpenny English
- shelter half English
- sixpenny English
- sixteenpenny English
- tenpenny English
- thirteenpenny English
- thirtypenny English
- threepenny English
- twalpenny English
- twelvepenny English
- twentypenny English
- twopenny English
- penny French
- пенни Russian
- ハーフ Japanese
- ペニー Japanese
- halpenige Old English
- healf Old English
- penning Old English
- penniġ Old English
- half Middle English
- halpeni Middle English
- halpeni, halpenī Middle English
- peni Middle English
- penni Norman
- pénîn Norman
- peni Swahili
- uhhafu Zulu
- hap Tok Pisin
- hapailan Tok Pisin
- hapkas Tok Pisin
- hapa Hawaiian
- haafaa Fiji Hindi
- aapa Pitjantjatjara
- half
- penny
- halfie
- behalf
- halfer
- half-op
- pennied
- halfsie
- halfful
- halfword
- halfpace
- sixpenny
- halfback
- twopenny
- halfpike
- halflife
- tenpenny
- halfcock
- halfness
- halfling
- halfsies
- halfbeak
- halfwave
- lickpenny
- pennywise
- half-pant
- pennywort
- penniless
- fivepenny
- halfspace
- pickpenny
- halfcourt
- ninepenny
- twalpenny
- fourpenny
- megapenny
- halfwidth
- halfmonth
- pinchpenny
- pitchpenny
- halfplanar
- sevenpenny
- penny-ante
- pennyworth
- fortypenny
- half-plane
- penny-wise
- catchpenny
- eightpenny
- threepenny
- pennycress
- penny ante
- twentypenny
- pennyweight
- twelvepenny
- elevenpenny
- thirtypenny
- half-brained
- shelter half
- pennywhistle
- fifteenpenny
- sixteenpenny
- half birthday
- fourteenpenny
- eighteenpenny
- thirteenpenny
- penny university