Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay home

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: pay home
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strike to the quick; to retaliate.

Example Sentences

"Paulina. What (Soueraigne Sir) I did not well, I meant well: all my Seruices You haue pay'd home."

Etymology

Compare German heimzahlen.

Inflected Forms

pays home (present, singular) paying home (participle, present) paid home (participle, past) paid home (past)

Questions

What does pay home mean?: To strike to the quick; to retaliate.
Where does pay home come from?: Compare German heimzahlen.

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