payen

See also: Payen

Cebuano

Etymology

From Ibatan payen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧yen

Noun

payen

1. Ardisia confertiflora; a tree or shrub endemic to Mindoro, the Babuyan islands and Batanes in the Philippines

References

• Ardisia+confertiflora at The Plant List

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French paiier, from Latin pācāre, present active infinitive of pācō.

Alternative forms

• paine, peiwen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæi̯ən/, /pæi̯n/

Verb

payen

1. to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of payen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) payen, paye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	paye	payed
2nd-person singular	payest	payedest
3rd-person singular	payeth	payed
subjunctive singular	paye
imperative singular		—
plural1	payen, paye	payeden, payede
imperative plural	payeth, paye	—
participles	payynge, payende	payed, ypayed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: pay
• Scots: pey
• Yola: paay

References

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

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman paien, paen, from Latin pāgānus.

Alternative forms

• paien, paen, paigien, payn, pain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæi̯ən/, /ˈpaːən/, /pæi̯n/

Noun

payen (plural payens)

1. pagan (believer in paganism)

Related terms

• payenie
• paynym

Descendants

• English: payen (obsolete)

References

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

Adjective

payen (plural and weak singular payene)

1. pagan
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2370:

     [...] With alle the rytes of his payen wyse.

     [...] With all the rites of his pagan manner (of worship).

Descendants

• English: payen (obsolete)

References

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