payenie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === paeni, painie, pany, payenye, paynie, paynye, peyni === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French paienie; equivalent to payen +‎ -ie; compare paynym. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpæi̯(ə)ˈniː(ə)/, /ˈpæi̯(ə)niː(ə)/ === Noun === payenie (uncountable) heathendom ==== References ==== “paienīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.