paynym

English

Noun

paynym (plural paynyms)

Obsolete form of paynim.

Middle English

Alternative forms

paynyme, paynim, painime, paynime, painime, panime, peynyme, painen, paynem, payneme, paynynne, paynymme, penym, paynom, paynen, paynon

Etymology

From Old French paienime, from Latin pāgānismus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯nim(ə)/, /-nin(ə)/

Noun

paynym (plural paynyms)

Heathendom; the non-Christian world.
A heathen; one who is not Christian.

Descendants

English: paynim

References

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

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