payen

See also: Payen

English

Etymology

From Middle English payen, from Anglo-Norman paien, paen, from Latin pāgānus.

Noun

payen (plural payens)

1. (obsolete) Pagan.

Adjective

payen (comparative more payen, superlative most payen)

1. (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Payne, neapy, payne

Cebuano

Etymology

From Ibatan payen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧yen

Noun

payen

1. Ardisia confertiflora; a tree or shrub endemic to Mindoro, the Babuyan islands and Batanes in the Philippines

References

• Ardisia+confertiflora at The Plant List

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/

Verb

payen

1. to pay

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.

Descendants

• English: pay
• Yola: paay

References

• “paien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman paien, paen, from Latin pāgānus.

Alternative forms

• paien, paen, paigien, payn, pain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯ən/, /ˈpaːən/, /pɛi̯n/

Noun

payen (plural payens)

1. pagan (believer in paganism)

Related terms

• payenie
• paynym

Descendants

• English: payen (obsolete)

References

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

Adjective

payen (plural and weak singular payene)

1. pagan
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2370:

     [...] With alle the rytes of his payen wyse.

     [...] With all the rites of his pagan manner (of worship).

Descendants

• English: payen (obsolete)

References

• “paien, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.