Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Penning}.]
To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to
compose; as, to pen a sonnet. ``A prayer elaborately
penned.'' --Milton.


Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to
unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig.
meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.]
To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small
inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to
inclose. ``Away with her, and pen her up.'' --Shak.

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
--Milton.


Penned \Penned\, a.
1. Winged; having plumes. [Obs.]

2. Written with a pen; composed. ``Their penned speech.''
--Shak.