payed

English

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

payed

1. 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.

2. Misspelling of paid.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

payed

1. (nautical) simple past and past participle of pay (to cover with a waterproof substance)