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
Borrowed from Old French paienime, from Latin pāgānismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæi̯ˈniːm(ə)/, /ˈpæi̯nim(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.