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panim

panim 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 panim

pluralpanims

Questions about panim

What is panim the alternative spelling of?
Panim is the alternative spelling of paynim.

Words near panim in the dictionary

  1. panikar
  2. panikars
  3. Panikkar
  4. panilla
  5. panillas
  6. panim
  7. panimmune
  8. panimmunity
  9. panims
  10. panin
  11. Paninaan

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