pawne

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

pawne (plural pawnes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pawn

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

pawne

  1. Alternative form of pown
    • 1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse‎[1]:
      For as moche as the Noble persone canne not rewle ne gouerne with oute y'e seruyce and werke of the peple/ than hit behoueth to deuyse the oeuurages and the offices of the werkemen/ Than I shall begynne fyrst at the fyrst pawne/ that is in the playe of the chesse/
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