penned

English

Pronunciation

Verb

penned

  1. simple past and past participle of pen

Adjective

penned (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) winged; having plumes

Welsh

Adjective

penned

  1. (obsolete) equative of pen

Usage notes

Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru documents examples of this form from the 17th and 18th centuries,[1] however only the superlative degree of comparison pennaf is in use today.[2] [3]

Mutation

Mutated forms of penned
radical soft nasal aspirate
penned benned mhenned phenned

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Bruce Griffiths; Dafydd Glyn Jones (1995), “Morffoleg y Gymraeg”, in Geiriadur yr Academi‎[1], archived from the original on 21 August 2025, Comparative forms formed from nouns
  3. ^ Peter Wyn Thomas (1996), “4. Yr Ymadrodd Enwol”, in Gramadeg y Gymraeg‎[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: University of Wales Press, retrieved 21 August 2025, pages 228-229
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