payenie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• paeni, painie, pany, payenye, paynie, paynye, peyni

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French paienie; equivalent to payen +‎ -ie; compare paynym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæi̯(ə)ˈniː(ə)/, /ˈpæi̯(ə)niː(ə)/

Noun

payenie (uncountable)

1. heathendom

References

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