payn
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French pain, from Latin panis (“bread”).
Noun
payn
- bread
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: pain (obsolete)
References
- “pain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
payn
- alternative form of pane (“textile”)
References
- “payn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 3
Noun
payn
- alternative form of payen (“pagan”)