Old English

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Etymology

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From Latin Poenī.

Proper noun

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Pene m pl

  1. the Carthaginians
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Æfter þǣm Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs V hunde wintrum ⁊ XXXIII, Hannibal, Pena cyning, besǣt Saguntum Ispania burg...
      533 years after Rome was built, Hannibal, king of the Carthaginians, laid siege to Saguntum, a city in Hispania.

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