apay, v. arch.
(əˈpeɪ)
Forms: 3–4 apaie, 4–5 apaye, apey, 6 appaie, 5–7 appay, apay.
[a. OFr. apay-er, apai-er (Pr. apaiar, apagar), f. late L. *adpācāre, f. ad to, completely + pācāre to please, satisfy, orig. to pacify, f. pāc-em peace (cf. appease and pay). After 1500 often refashioned as ap-pay: see ap- prefix1. Since 1700, found only in pa. pple., as a poetic archaism: see apaid.]
1. To satisfy, content, please. arch.
| a 1250 Meid. Marg. li, I sende him to þe, To turne þine herte ant apaie me. c 1374 Chaucer Troylus v. 1249 She elleswhere hath now hire herte apeyde. a 1440 Sir Degrev. 574 Other ladyes wolde say, Myȝthe no womman the apay. c 1550 Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 116 The priest of this house⁓hold would be full well apayd both with you and with me. 1603 Florio Montaigne (1632) 292 To goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse. 1683 Chalkhill Thealma & Cl. 76 Well appaid With what her greedy thoughts had tasted on. 1870 Morris Earth. Par. iii. II. 32 Or all is nought..Or of my tale shall ye be well apaid. |
† 2. To repay, requite. Obs.
| 1483 Caxton G. de la Tour F j b, Thenne was the good man wel apayed by the falsnes of the old..woman. 1596 Spenser F.Q. v. v. 33 Eke with gratefull service me right well apay. 1603 Florio Montaigne ii. iv. (1632) 200 The Gods..reward and appay thee. 1631 Quarles Sampson 290 E're he can appay His wrong with timely vengeance. |