α. Middle English pencele, Middle English pencell, Middle English penecoll, Middle English pensalle, Middle English pensele, Middle English pensett (transmission error), Middle English penson (transmission error), Middle English pesall (transmission error), Middle English pynsell, Middle English 1600s pensile, Middle English 1600s pensill, Middle English–1500s pencelle, Middle English–1500s penselle, Middle English–1500s 1900s– pencel, Middle English–1600s pencill, Middle English–1600s pensel, Middle English–1600s pensell, Middle English–1700s pensil, 1500s pensall, 1500s pensyll, 1500s–1600s 1800s– pencil; also Scottish pre-1700 pansall, pre-1700 pensal, pre-1700 pensale, pre-1700 penseil, pre-1700 pensell, pre-1700 pensill, pre-1700 pincell, pre-1700 pinsal, pre-1700 pinsall, pre-1700 pinsel, pre-1700 pinsell, pre-1700 pinsill, pre-1700 pinson (perhaps transmission error), pre-1700 pynsaile, pre-1700 pynsaill, pre-1700 pynsal, pre-1700 pynsale, pre-1700 pynsall, pre-1700 pynsell, pre-1700 1800s pensall, pre-1700 1800s pensel, pre-1700 1800s pensile, 1700s pencell, 1800s pensil.
β. Scottish pre-1700 pynnal, 1700s pennel, 1700s pennil, 1700s pennill.