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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pain,) Payn(e, Pane, v. Also: pan, paen. [ME. and e.m.E. pain(e (Cursor M.), peyne (c 1350), f. Pain,n.: cf. OF. pener (10th c. in Littré), med. L. penare.]

1. tr. To cause (bodily or mental) pain or suffering to, to hurt, torment, distress. Also absol. c1420 Wynt. iii. 951.
The smytht wytht-in quhen he felde hete Paynand hym aye mare and mare [etc.] c1450-2 Howlat 263 (A).
Gif thai the howlat mycht helpe that was so hard paynit c1475 Wall. ii. 236.
In Inglismen [who] … Our worthy kyn has payned on this wys a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 770.
Thai … Birssis his breist and all his bowellis panis c1590 Fowler I. 248/3.
Gif they [my thoughts] haue not fra tyme to tyme bene paind [etc.] 1662 S. Ronaldshay 37.
The minister seeke, being heavily pained and bedfast by ane dolour in his arme [etc.]absol. a1500 Peblis to Play 196.
Blaw vp the bagpyp than The schamons dance I mon begin I trow it sall nocht pane

2. reflex. To exert oneself, to endeavour, to strive (to do something, or const. clause of result).(1) 1375 Barb. x. 211.
Bunnok fast can him payn Till dres his menȝe in his vayn Ib. xv. 483.
For athir party can thame payne Till put thair fais on-bak agane Ib. xii. 526. (c 1580) Alex. ii. 1979.
To solace him we suld vs pane [: Bauderane] Ib. i. 541. c1420 Wynt. viii. 5002.
Pane [: wardane] c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 90.
And for to enter as sche hir paynand was Sche fell doun ded c1616 Hume Orthog. 2.
For the printeres and wryteres of this age … wil not paen them-selfes to knau [etc.](2) ?1438 Alex. i. 3207.
He panit him with ane great micht Till of the sheild … The brais and buklis brast in tua

3. intr. To suffer pain or grief. 1461 Liber Plusc. I. 382.
And baith [= bathe] my hart in endles wo that payns a1500 Henr. III. 148/56.
He panit for our peacis

4. tr. (Only in Nisbet after Purvey): To punish, to inflict (physical) punishment on. — c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts xxii. 5.
I … went to Damasch to bring frathine men bundin into Jerusalem that thai suld be paynit