Middle English

Noun

peyne (plural peynes)

1. pain (feeling of suffering)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pectinem, accusative of pecten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpej.ne]

Noun

peyne m (plural peynes)

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

     […] ¬ ſi deſpues en aquella agua moiaré el peyne ¬ peynaré con el los cabellos tinnen ſe negros de tintura q́ 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