payed
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
payed
- Obsolete spelling of paid
- 1616, William Shakespeare, Last will and testament:
- ...and the use and proffitt therof cominge shalbe payed to my saied Sister Jone...
- 1836, Frederick Marryat, chapter 25, in Mr. Midshipman Easy:
- It was but just in time, for, as the frigate flew round, describing a circle, as she payed off before the wind, they could perceive the breakers lashing the precipitous coast, not two cables' length from them.
- Misspelling of paid.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
payed
- (nautical) simple past and past participle of pay (to cover with a waterproof substance)