raunsonen

raunsonen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rawnsomyn, ransoum, raunsoun, raunson, rawnson, ranscun, ranson, raumsoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French raençonner; equivalent to raunsoun +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ranˈsuːnən/, /rau̯nˈsuːnən/, /ˈrau̯nsunən/, /ˈransunən/
• (Late ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrau̯nsumən/, /ˈransumən/

Verb

raunsonen

1. To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a prisoner's release.
2. To hold as prisoner for ransom; to provide the option of ransom.
3. To release a captive due to having been paid ransom money.
4. (Christianity) To redeem or liberate the soul (from perdition)
5. (rare) To purge or expunge sin; to remove the stain of evil.
6. (rare) To exact monetary payment; to pressure people to give money.
7. (rare) To charge or tax; to levy or impose a fee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of raunsonen (weak)

infinitive	(to) raunsonen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	raunsone	raunsonede
2nd person singular	raunsonest	raunsonedest
3rd person singular	raunsoneþ, raunsoneth	raunsonede
plural	raunsonen	raunsoneden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	raunsone	raunsonede
plural	raunsonen	raunsoneden
imperative	present
singular	raunsone
plural	raunsoneþ, raunsoneth
participle	present	past
	raunsonende, raunsoninge	raunsoned, yraunsoned

Descendants

• English: ransom

References

• “raunsǒunen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.