apaien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• apayen

Etymology

From Old French apaier, apayer, apaer (also Portuguese apagar (“appease”)), from Latin ad- (“to”) + pacare (“pacify”), from pax (“peace”). Equivalent to a- +‎ paien.

Verb

apaien

1. satisfy or please

Conjugation

Conjugation of apaien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) apaien, apaie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	apaie	apaied
2nd-person singular	apaiest	apaiedest
3rd-person singular	apaieth	apaied
subjunctive singular	apaie
imperative singular		—
plural1	apaien, apaie	apaieden, apaiede
imperative plural	apaieth, apaie	—
participles	apaiynge, apaiende	apaied, yapaied

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

See also

• apay, apayed