peyne

Middle English

Etymology

Old French peine, paine

Noun

peyne (plural peynes)

1. pain (feeling of suffering)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pectinem, accusative of pecten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯ne/

Noun

peyne m (plural peynes)

1. comb
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 27r:

     […] ⁊ ſi deſpues en aquella agua moiarẽ el peyne ⁊ peynarẽ con el los cabellos tinnen ſe negros de tintura q̃ dura muy grand tiempo.

     […] and if after they were to wet the comb in that water and comb their hair with it, they would be dyed black with a very long-lasting dye.

Related terms

• peynar (“to comb”)

Descendants

• Spanish: peine