paiier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pācāre (to settle, to make peaceful), from pāx (peace) + (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

paiier

  1. to pay (purchase using money)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

  • repaiier

Descendants

  • Middle French: payer
    • French: payer
  • Norman: payer, payi
  • Middle Dutch: payen
  • Middle English: payen, paine, peiwen