paynym

== English == === Noun === paynym (plural paynyms) 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 === Borrowed from Old French paienime, from Latin pāgānismus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pæi̯ˈniːm(ə)/, /ˈpæi̯nim(ə)/ === Noun === paynym (plural paynyms) Heathendom; the non-Christian world. A heathen; one who is not Christian. ==== Descendants ==== English: paynim ==== References ==== “painim(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.