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painim

painim is the alternative spelling of paynim.

Meaning of paynim

Noun

paynim (plural paynims)

  1. (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 paynym1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IX

Forms of painim

pluralpainims

Questions about painim

What is painim the alternative spelling of?
Painim is the alternative spelling of paynim.

Words near painim in the dictionary

  1. painfuller
  2. painfullest
  3. painfully
  4. painfulness
  5. painfulnesses
  6. painim
  7. painims
  8. paining
  9. painite
  10. painiu
  11. painjan

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