payen
See also: Payen
English
Etymology
From Middle English payen, from Anglo-Norman paien, paen, from Latin pāgānus.
Adjective
payen (comparative more payen, superlative most payen)
- (obsolete) Pagan.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for payen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧yen
Noun
payen
- Ardisia confertiflora; a tree or shrub endemic to Mindoro, the Babuyan islands and Batanes in the Philippines
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French paiier, from Latin pācāre, present active infinitive of pācō.
Alternative forms
- paine, peiwen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯ən/, /pɛi̯n/
Conjugation
Conjugation of payen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) payen, paye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | paye | payed | |
| 2nd-person singular | payest | payedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | payeth | payed | |
| subjunctive singular | paye | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | payen, paye | payeden, payede | |
| imperative plural | payeth, paye | — | |
| participles | payynge, payende | payed, ypayed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “paien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman paien, paen, from Latin pāgānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯ən/, /ˈpaːən/, /pɛi̯n/
Descendants
- English: payen (obsolete)
References
- “paien, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adjective
payen (plural and weak singular payene)
- pagan
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Descendants
- English: payen (obsolete)
References
- “paien, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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