apaien

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • apayen

Etymology

From Old French apaier, apayer, apaer (also Portuguese apagar (“appease”)), from Latin ad- (“to”) + pacare (“pacify”), from pax (“peace”). Equivalent to a- +‎ paien.

Verb

apaien

  1. satisfy or please

Conjugation

Conjugation of apaien (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) apaien, apaie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular apaie apaied
2nd-person singular apaiest apaiedest
3rd-person singular apaieth apaied
subjunctive singular apaie
imperative singular —
plural1 apaien, apaie apaieden, apaiede
imperative plural apaieth, apaie —
participles apaiynge, apaiende apaied, yapaied

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

See also

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