payed
English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old French paier.
Verb
payed
- (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of pay
- 1616 — William Shakespeare, Last will and testament
- ...and the use and proffitt therof cominge shalbe payed to my saied Sister Jone...
- 1836 — Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy, ch 25
- 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.
- 1616 — William Shakespeare, Last will and testament
Etymology 2
From Old French peier.
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