''Pray'' entered Middle [[English]] as ''preyen, prayen,''and ''preien'' around 1290, recorded in ''The early'' ''South-English Legendary'' I. 112/200: ''And preide is fader wel ȝ erne,'' in the sense of "to ask earnestly." The next recorded use in 1300 is simply "to pray."[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=p&p=27] | ''Pray'' entered Middle [[English]] as ''preyen, prayen,''and ''preien'' around 1290, recorded in ''The early'' ''South-English Legendary'' I. 112/200: ''And preide is fader wel ȝ erne,'' in the sense of "to ask earnestly." The next recorded use in 1300 is simply "to pray."[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=p&p=27] |