Definition
Wrote something with a pen, or enclosed or confined something in a small space (past tense of pen).
Etymology
From Old English 'penn' meaning an enclosure or feather, later applied to writing instruments. The verb 'to pen' came to mean both 'to confine' and 'to write' depending on context.
Kelly Says
Medieval quills were made from actual feathers (pen = feather), so when you 'penned' a letter, you were literally writing with a feather—eventually the word stuck even when we switched to metal nibs!
Translations
CSČeština
napsáno
na-psano
DEDeutsch
geschrieben
geh-shree-ben
ELΕλληνικά
γράφτηκε
gra-f-ti-ke
ESEspañol
escrito
es-kri-to
FAفارسی
نوشته شد
noosh-teh shod
FISuomi
kirjoitettu
kir-jo-i-tet-tu
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditulis
di-tu-lis
ITItaliano
scritto
skrit-to
KKKK
жазылған
ja-zy-lg-an
MSBahasa Melayu
ditulis
di-tu-lis
NLNederlands
geschreven
ge-schree-ven
PLPolski
napisał
na-pi-sał
PTPortuguês
escrito
es-kri-to
RUРусский
написано
na-pi-sa-no
SVSvenska
skrivet
skri-vet
SWKiswahili
andikwa
an-di-kwa
TAதமிழ்
எழுதப்பட்டது
e-zhu-tha-padu
TEతెలుగు
రాయబడింది
ray-ab-di-ndi
TRTürkçe
yazılmış
ya-zı-mış
UKУкраїнська
написано
na-pi-sa-no