PAWN  . (I) A See also:

• PLEDGE

pledge, an See also:

• OBJECT

object See also:

• LEFT

left in the See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of another, as See also:

• SECURITY (Lat. securus, free from care, safe)

security for the repayment of See also:

• MONEY

money See also:

• LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")

lent, for a See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt or for the performance of some See also:

• OBLIGATION

obligation (see See also:

• PAWNBROKING (O. Fr. pan, pledge, piece, from Lat. pannus; for " broking " see BROKER)

PAWNBROKING) . The word is an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of O . Fr. See also:

• PAN (" pasturer ")
• PAN (common in various forms to many Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Pfanne; it is generally taken to be an early adaptation in a shortened form of Lat. patina, shallow bowl or dish, from patere, to lie open)

pan, pledge, See also:

• PLUNDER

plunder, spoil . This has usually been identified with pan, from See also:

• LAT

Lat. pannus, piece of See also:

• CLOTH

cloth . The See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic words for pledge—such as Du. pand, Ger . Pfand have been also traced to the same source; on the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand these Teutonic forms have been connected with the word which appears in O . Eng. as pending, a See also:

• PENNY (Mid. Eng. peni or peny, from O. Eng. form penig, earlier penning and pending; the word appears in Ger. Pfennig and Du. penning; it has been connected with Du. pand, Ger. Pfand, and Eng. " pawn,". the word meaning a little pledge or token, or with G
• PENNY, GIANFRANCESCO (1488–1528)

penny, Ger . Pfennig, but this too has been referred to pannus . (2) The smallest piece on the chessboard . This, in its See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early forms, poun, pown, &c., is taken from Fr. peon or paon, variants of peon, Med . Lat. pedo, pedonis, a See also:

• FOOT

foot soldier, from pes, foot .