v. arch. 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- pref.1 Since 1700, found only in pa. pple., as a poetic archaism: see APAID.]
1. To satisfy, content, please. arch.
a. 1225. 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 household 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, Thelma & 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.
