Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old French pain, from Latin panis (bread).

Noun edit

payn

  1. bread
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
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Descendants edit
  • English: pain (obsolete)

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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

payn

  1. Alternative form of pane (textile)

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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

payn

  1. Alternative form of payen (pagan)