paynim

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paynim

/ˈpeɪnɪm/

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From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.

noun paynims · painim · painym · paynym

archaic A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew. But there was one knyght that dyd merueyllously thre dayes / and he bare a black shelde / and of alle knyghtes that euer I sawe he preued the best knyȝt / thenne said Kyng mark that was syre launcelot or syre palomydes the paynym

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@misc{paynim_2026,
  title = {paynim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paynim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}