payn

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French pain, from Latin panis (“bread”).

Noun

payn

bread
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Alternative forms

pain, paine, payn, pein

Synonyms

bred

Descendants

English: pain (obsolete)

References

“pain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

payn

Alternative form of pane (“textile”)

References

“payn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Noun

payn

Alternative form of payen (“pagan”)

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