paynym

English

Noun

paynym (plural paynyms)

1. Obsolete form of paynim.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• paynyme, paynim, painime, paynime, painime, panime, peynyme, painen, paynem, payneme, paynynne, paynymme, penym, paynom, paynen, paynon

Etymology

From Old French paienime, from Latin pāgānismus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯nim(ə)/, /-nin(ə)/

Noun

paynym (plural paynyms)

1. Heathendom; the non-Christian world.
2. A heathen; one who is not Christian.

Descendants

• English: paynim

References

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